My work. Events at the state level clash with the actions of Cook Co. State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke, who is trying to make it harder for wrongfully convicted people to get declarations of their innocence. That's frustrating for exonerated people who want to move on. (w/@boltsmag.org)
Dan Hinkel
An Illinois court decision and bill passed within days of each other could make it both easier for exonerated people to get certificates of innocence and raise the compensation for those who do. @danhinkel.bsky.social has the update (w/@boltsmag.org): www.injusticewatch.org/project/deny...
Days after an appeals court ruled that some people should automatically get certificates of innocence, state legislators passed a bill to raise compensation for wrongful convictions.
