Claims Board backs bill to increase compensation for wrongly incarcerated
Members of the Wisconsin Claims Board, which acts as an arbiter in disputes against the state, expressed support Thursday for a bill that would increase the compensation the wrongly incarcerated can receive for each year spent behind bars.
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If a bill introduced this week had been law earlier this year, David Turnpaugh would be out $780.90.
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The Wisconsin State Claims Board has decided to award a wrongly convicted man $36,847.89 following his third attempt before the panel to seek compensation.
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When David Turnpaugh appeared before the Wisconsin Claims Board on Wednesday for the third time in three years, he knew he would receive compensation for his wrongful conviction on prostitution and bail-jumping charges in 2006.
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