Alan Northrop was arrested and found guilty of a crime he did not commit. In 1993 Northrop was convicted of raping a young girl in which he never once committed to doing. He stood his innocence and from behind bars fought for advanced DNA testing. In 2010 a state law was passed and Northrop's DNA was tested against the rape kit of the victim and the results came back and his DNA did not match the DNA found on the victim. Upon release Northrop was given $2500 in which he earned working his prison job of 42 cents and hour. He was given no compensation for his wrongful imprisonment.
In recent proposals called the Innocence Project, which I agree with, would provided individuals compensation for the time they spent in prison for crimes they did not commit. Federal Law compensate Federal offenses but State Law compensation varies. The project would set higher standards of compensation the mirror the Federal Laws.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/25/justice/wrongful-conviction-payments/index.html?hpt=us_mid
Do you agree?
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