Louisiana committee backs bill to raise wrongful-conviction compensation cap from 10 to 15 years The Senate Judiciary C committee voted to report Senate Bill 125 favorably after testimony from exonerees, families and fiscal staff. The bill would raise the statute’s 10‑year cap to 15 years, extending payments to a handful of long‑serving exonerees and their heirs.

A new bill could extend wrongful-conviction compensation in Louisiana from 10 to 15 years, offering hope to exonerees who spent decades behind bars without justice.

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