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David Turnpaugh

Dec 19, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

Bills would change way Claims Board operates (UPDATE)

If a bill introduced this week had been law earlier this year, David Turnpaugh would be out $780.90.

Nov 25, 2013

Claims board agrees to compensate wrongfully convicted man (UPDATE)

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.

Sep 11, 2013

In 3rd attempt, wrongfully convicted man to get compensation (UPDATE)

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.

Aug 30, 2013

Wrongly jailed man seeks $46K in compensation

A Wisconsin man whose conviction for soliciting a prostitute was overturned is asking the state to pay him $46,000.

May 22, 2012

Court reinstates wrongly jailed man’s claim (UPDATE)

A Wisconsin appeals court says a wrongly jailed man can seek reimbursement from the state.

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