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 * States that compensate exonerees:**

California- Has a maximum of $100 per day of wrongful incarceration available within 6 months after acquittal, pardon, or release of an inmate. He/She must show he/she did not contribute at all to the crime they were convicted of.

Utah- A person found wrongfully convicted in Utah, for up to 15 years, are eligible to receive the average annual nonagricultural salary in Utah for each year they remained wrongfully convicted.

Montana- Provides educational aid to the wrongfully convicted.

Texas- The wrongfully convicted get $80,000 for every year that they are in prison. And they get $25,000 per year spent on parole or as a registered sex offender. They also get compensation for child support, and tuition for 120 hours of higher learning.

Louisana- Wrongfully incarcerated people can get $15,000 per year they were in jail, with a maximum of $150,000.

Oklahoma- A wrongfully convicted person is entitled to $175,000 for the whole time they were in prison, but only if they didn't plead guilty in court.

Nebraska- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for a maximum of $500,000.

Mississippi- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $50,000 per year they were in prison, and a maximum of $500,000.

Alabama- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $50,000 per year they were in prison, but if they get convicted for another crime the claimants right to compensation ends.

Florida- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $50,000 per year they were in prison, and a maximum of $2 million.

Misouri- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $50 per day post-conviction confinement if filed within one year of release.

Iowa- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $50 per day they were in prison, plus lost wages up to $25,000 a year.

Illinois- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $83,350 for those who spent up to 5 years in prison, $170,000 for those who spent 6 to 14 years, and $199,150 for those who served more than 14 years.

Wisconsin- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $25,000 per year they were in prison, including attorney costs.

Tennessee- A wrongfully convicted person is entitled to a total of $1 million for the entire time spent in prison. The board of claims, in determining the amount of compensation, shall consider the person's physical and mental suffering and loss of earnings.

North Carolina- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $50,000 per year they were in prison, and a maximum of $750,000.

Virginia- A wrongfully convicted person is entitled to 90% of the VA per capita personal income for up to 20 years plus a tuition award worth $10,000 in the VA community college system.

Conneticut- A wrongfully convicted person may be awarded damages based upon: claims of loss of liberty and enjoyment of life; loss of earnings; loss of earning capacity; loss of familial relationships; loss of reputation; physical pain and suffering; mental pain and suffering; and attorney’s fees and other expenses arising from or related to such person’s arrest, prosecution, conviction and incarceration.

Vermont- The court can award a wrongfully convicted person is eligible for $30,000 - $60,000 for each year they are in prison.

New Jersey- A wrongfully convicted person is entitled to twice the amount of their income in the year prior to incarceration or $20,000 per year in jail.

New Hampshire- A wrongfully convicted person is entiltled to $20,000 per year they are in prison.

Massechusets- A wrongfully convicted person will receive a max of $500,000 for all the years in prison.

Maryland- A wrongfully convicted person will receive a reasonable amount for the years they spent in prison.

Washington DC- Any person who has been pardoned or had a conviction overturned on the grounds of innocence after 1979 can be eligible for compensation.

Maine- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible for up to $300,000.

New York- A wrongfully convicted person will receive a reasonable amount for the years they spent in prison.

West Virginia- A wrongfully convicted person will receive a reasonable amount for the years they spent in prison.

Ohio- A wrongfully convicted person is eligible to receive $40,330 per year or an amount is determined by a state auditor.