wrongful incarceration

The measure, approved by the Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee, would change a law to make it easier for someone exonerated with previous convictions to receive state compensation.

Robert DuBoise was imprisoned for decades before DNA evidence proved his innocence in a 1983 slaying. Some legislators are looking to change a law so others with similar circumstances can be compensated.

Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law that’s meant to be an update to the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Act. The aim is to help exonerees...

Florida is the only state in the nation that bars people with a prior felony record from receiving compensation after they were wrongfully incarcerated...

A 2012 effort to reform the state's "no-fault" auto insurance system has halted the growth of fraud in the system, according to a new state report. But…