H. R. 10442 aims to amend the United States Code to increase the compensation for individuals who have been unjustly convicted and imprisoned. The bill proposes raising the compensation from $50,000 to $70,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment. Additionally, it mandates that...
Simple Explanation
Imagine someone went to jail for something they didn't do, and now the government wants to give them more money, fixing it at $70,000 for every year they were locked up instead of $50,000—and they'll make sure this money doesn’t lose its value every year because of price changes.