compensation laws for wrongful conviction
The federal wrongful conviction compensation statute is the only statute that offers higher compensation for those who spent time on death row. Under the federal statute, a person can be awarded up to $50,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment and up to $100,000 per year on death row.magine serving years, even decades in prison for a crime you didn't commit and then-when you're finally exonerated and released-you're not guaranteed any form of compensation under the law. In at least 21 states, that's the case.