HB 1927 -- Compensation for Wrongful Imprisonment

Sponsor:  Low

This bill allows a person who was wrongfully convicted and
imprisoned and who meets the specified eligibility requirements
to apply for compensation to the Attorney General's Office and
the Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Conviction.  A state
caseworker will arrange for emergency assistance for 30 days upon
release from a correctional institution.  Within 30 days of
release, the caseworker must complete an assessment of loss and
needs and a community integration plan.  Any award of
compensation by the committee to the released person may be
appealed to the Victim's Compensation Board within the Department
of Corrections.  Compensation, which cannot be capped, includes
reasonable and necessary expenses needed to integrate the person
back into society and reasonable attorney fees.  Eligibility for
compensation is prohibited for wrongful imprisonment of crimes
when the imprisonment was served concurrently with a sentence for
the conviction of another crime.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm