VT LAWS on Wrongful Imprisonment

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What laws does Vermont have for restitution for wrongly imprisoned people?

 “A claimant awarded judgment in an action under this subchapter shall be entitled to damages in an amount to be determined by the trier of fact for each year the claimant was incarcerated, provided that the amount of damages shall not be less than $30,000.00 nor greater than $60,000.00 for each year the claimant was incarcerated, adjusted proportionally for partial years served.

The damage award may also include:

  (1) economic damages, including lost wages and costs incurred by the claimant for his or her criminal defense and for efforts to prove his or her innocence; 

(2) up to 10 years of eligibility for State-funded health coverage equivalent to Medicaid services;.

(3) compensation for any reasonable reintegrative services and mental and physical health care costs incurred by the claimant for the time period between his or her release from mistaken incarceration and the date of the award; 

(4) reasonable attorney's fees and costs for the action brought under this subchapter