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Landry vetoes bill that would have increased payout for prisoners wrongfully convicted
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:01 am
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:01 am
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry this week vetoed legislation that would have allowed prisoners who were wrongfully convicted of a crime to get more compensation from the state.
Senate Bill 125, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, D-Lafayette, passed both the House and Senate unanimously. It would have increased the cap the state pays out to wrongfully convicted people. It is currently set at $400,000, with an annual payout of $40,000 over the course of 10 years. The legislation would have increased the cap to $600,000, with the same annual payout over the course of 15 years.
The change could have increased the total amount of payouts by the state roughly $800,000 to $900,000 every year, according to a nonpartisan fiscal analysis by legislative staff.
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:05 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
How often does this happen?
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:08 am to DMAN1968
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How often does this happen?
Louisiana ranks in the top five in the country for wrongful convictions in pretty much all the lists you can find. Since 1989, the state has has ranked second in exonerations with New Orleans being one of the, if not the, worst cities in the country. Per the web, the state has had 63 exonerations since 1989.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:09 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
If a person's civil rights are harmed, how does the state who harmed determine the payout? Certainly the Fed could play a part in that determination, no?
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:11 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Should be much higher than 600,000.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:13 am to Old Character
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Should be much higher than 600,000.
Absolutely. Especially if the state has sent someone away to Angola for years for a crime they didn’t commit.
This post was edited on 6/5/26 at 9:17 am
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:13 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:15 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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The change could have increased the total amount of payouts by the state roughly $800,000 to $900,000 every year, according to a nonpartisan fiscal analysis by legislative staff.
So we can’t afford that, but we can afford to give the Governor and all the Legislators a raise?
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:16 am to LegendInMyMind
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Per the web, the state has had 63 exonerations since 1989.
Many of which are bullshite and would not be considered “exonerations” by most rational people.
It’s extremely rare for an “innocent” person to just get grabbed up and charged with a crime he had zero to do with.
These “exonerations” are usually criminals involved in some way to the crime or related crimes, but perhaps not in the specific manner they were convicted of.
The “Innocence Project” is laughable when you read about the complete pieces of shite they are freeing.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:47 am to Old Character
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Should be much higher than 600,000.
No. The number should depend on the crime that was wrongly convicted, the amount of time wrongly spent in prison and the convicted person’s prior criminal record.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:57 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Landry vetoes bill that would have increased payout for prisoners wrongfully convicted
cubbies right now...
Posted on 6/5/26 at 10:22 am to Nomad0369
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The number should depend on the crime that was wrongly convicted, the amount of time wrongly spent in prison and the convicted person’s prior criminal record.
Agree.
My understanding is this legislation increased the cap on payouts. Someone wrongly convicted isn’t guaranteed the max payout.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 10:36 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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It’s extremely rare for an “innocent” person to just get grabbed up and charged with a crime he had zero to do with.
What do you base this gross generalization on?
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The “Innocence Project” is laughable when you read about the complete pieces of shite they are freeing.
Lucky for you, being a complete piece of shite doesn’t come with mandatory prison time.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 10:37 am to MemphisGuy
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cubbies right now...
Upvote granted.
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