Any person with a pardon of innocence is eligible for up to $300,000. Effective: 1993

Read the statute: 14 Me Rev Stat Ann 8241-8244

Facts on Post-Conviction DNA Exonerations

Compensating The Wrongly Convicted

A life stolen, a long road back

Compensating the Wrongfully Convicted

After Exoneration

81% of Exonerated People Who Have Been Compensated Under State Laws Received Less Than the Federal Standard, New Innocence Project Report Shows