Any person found innocent by the Board of Claims may receive up to $20,000 for the entirety of his wrongful incarceration. Effective: 1977; Amended most recently: 2007.

Read the statute: NH Stat § 541-B:14

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