An act that would lay out Delaware’s first official procedures for compensating the wrongly convicted is being considered in the state House of Representatives.
Introduced by Rep. Sean Lynn, D-Dover, on March 17, the Delaware Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act would require those who claim they’re eligible for compensation to back up their case and have payout amounts from a state fund determined by the Superior Court.
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