S0526: Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

Legislative Summary

Extending the filing deadline for a petition claiming wrongful incarceration; providing limited retroactivity for filing a petition claiming wrongful incarceration; providing that a deceased person's heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file a petition related to the wrongful incarceration of the deceased person; revising eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration for a wrongfully incarcerated person; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to adjust compensation for inflation for persons found to be wrongfully incarcerated after a specified date, etc.