exoneree
noun
ex·on·er·ee ig-ˌzä-nə-ˈrē 
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: a person who is shown to be not guilty of a crime for which he or she was formerly found guilty : a person who is exonerated of a crime
There is still no consensus about the value of lost time. Missouri gives exonerees fifty dollars a day for time served, California twice that much. Massachusetts caps total compensation at half a million dollars. In Maine, the limit is three hundred thousand; in Florida, it's two million.
Ariel Levy
Ariel Levy
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Recent Examples on the Web One Massachusetts exoneree, Gary Cifizzari, served 35 years for a conviction based entirely on the comparison of bitemarks — an evidentiary technique that is no longer considered scientifically sound. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022 That’s a problem, innocence advocates say, because the state does not pay interest and because payments are terminated upon the exoneree’s death. al, 24 Nov. 2021 The country’s longest serving exoneree, Anthony Mazza, survived 47 years and two months in prison in Massachusetts before he was freed earlier this year. al, 24 Nov. 2021 Previously the board would decide how much to pay an exoneree, when to pay and whether to pay them at all. Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 The law that bears his name sets the amount an exoneree is eligible to receive for each year of imprisonment to the state’s annual median income, averaged over five years. Washington Post, 30 June 2021 Under the bill, an exoneree would apply to an administrative law judge, and compensation would be based on a formula set to the Maryland median household income. baltimoresun.com, 31 Mar. 2021 That stipulation denies compensation for any exoneree with more than one non-violent felony. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2020 Friedman says DuBoise’s outlook on life is typical of an exoneree. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2020 See More
Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022 That’s a problem, innocence advocates say, because the state does not pay interest and because payments are terminated upon the exoneree’s death. al, 24 Nov. 2021 The country’s longest serving exoneree, Anthony Mazza, survived 47 years and two months in prison in Massachusetts before he was freed earlier this year. al, 24 Nov. 2021 Previously the board would decide how much to pay an exoneree, when to pay and whether to pay them at all. Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 The law that bears his name sets the amount an exoneree is eligible to receive for each year of imprisonment to the state’s annual median income, averaged over five years. Washington Post, 30 June 2021 Under the bill, an exoneree would apply to an administrative law judge, and compensation would be based on a formula set to the Maryland median household income. baltimoresun.com, 31 Mar. 2021 That stipulation denies compensation for any exoneree with more than one non-violent felony. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2020 Friedman says DuBoise’s outlook on life is typical of an exoneree. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
2002, in the meaning defined above
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