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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