WRONGFUL CONVICTION COMPENSATION IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI...

Missouri provides compensation ONLY FOR INDIVIDUALS EXONERATED THROUGH DNA EVIDENCE.  An individual exonerated through DNA is eligible for $100.00 PER DAY of POST-CONVICTION CONFINEMENT.  

(§ 650.058, RSMo)

Under Missouri law, that compensation is paid to the exoneree in YEARLY INSTALLMENTS of $36,000 until it runs out.  Payments end upon the wrongfully convicted person's death.

• $65,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment and $25,000 per year wrongfully served on parole, probation, or the sex offender registry
• Social services to assist exonerees with short-term and long-term needs including housing and tuition assistance, counseling, participation in the state health care program, and financial literacy training
• A certificate of innocence and expungement of the wrongful conviction from state and federal records to help exonerees clear their names

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• Arkansas
• Delaware
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Wyoming

(Ferkenhoff, Eric. “After 43 Years in Prison on a Wrongful Conviction, Kevin Strickland Is Getting No Restitution. He’s Not Alone.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 9 Dec. 2021, www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/09/kevin-strickland-case-exposes-gaps-state-restitution-laws-wrongly-convicted-exonerated/8834538002/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p#:~:text=Laws%20in%20these%2013%20states,%2C%20South%20Dakota%2C%20and%20Wyoming. Accessed 07 July 2024.)

(Janse, Alejandra Marquez, and Ari Shapiro. “For the Exonerated, Compensation Is a Battle for Stability and Dignity.” NPR, 11 Jan. 2023, www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1147443227/for-the-exonerated-compensation-is-a-battle-for-stability-and-dignity#:~:text=Currently%2C%2038%20states%20plus%20the,years%20and%20varies%20across%20states. Accessed 07 July 2024. )