The federal standard to compensate those who are wrongfully convicted is a minimum of $50,000 per year of incarceration, plus an additional amount for each year spent on death row. Since December 2018, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has overseen 22 exonerations of 21 individuals -- one of whom was wrongfully convicted and exonerated in two separate murder cases. Exonerees in most states without compensation laws must find lawmakers to introduce private bills on their behalf to get considered for compensation from the states. It's like I'm on parole or probation even though I'm free," White told CNN. It's a huge adjustment trying to come back into the real world," Wirkkala told CNN.

Source: CNN July 07, 2021 20:26 UTC