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The measure that would pay $62,000 a year for wrongful incarceration and $75,000 per year on death row.

Senate unanimously passes bill to compensate the wrongfully convicted Share This Chris Tapp breaks down after a judge exnorates him of the 1996 rape and murder of Angie Dodge | EastIdahoNews.com file photo BOISE — A bill to compensate the wrongfully convicted in Idaho unanimously passed the Senate on Wednesday. Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, introduced the legislation this year. In 2020, the House and Senate passed a similar bill, but Gov. Brad Little vetoed it. After working with the governor’s office to craft a bill acceptable to him, Ricks brought it to the Legislature again. “People...

Rexburg senator leads way for restitution for Tapp, wrongfully convicted Christopher Tapp speaks in favor of the Wrongful Conviction Act alongside bill sponsor Senator Doug Ricks. BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) - A Rexburg Senator is among Idaho lawmakers who are leading the way for a bill that would compensate people who have been wrongfully incarcerated in Idaho's justice system. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted unanimously to approve Senate Bill 1027, the "Idaho Wrongful Conviction Act." If made into law, people who are wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for a felony crim...

Lawmakers taking another swing to pass bill that will compensate the wrongfully convicted Updated at Share This Rep. Doug Ricks and Christopher Tapp in 2020. | Courtesy Idaho Innocence Project IDAHO FALLS — Idaho lawmakers are taking another crack to pass a bill that will compensate people wrongfully convicted of crimes. Last year, Gov. Brad Little vetoed a bill passed by the House and Senate that would have given tens of thousands of dollars to those wrongfully convicted. Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, introduced the new bill’s printing this week to the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committ...

1:13 Sen. Doug Ricks (R-Rexburg) sponsored that bill in 2020, which would’ve given those exonerated $60,000 per year wrongfully spent in prison. It would’ve also given them temporary health insurance and free tuition at state colleges and universities. Idaho is one of 15 states that doesn’t have a wrongful conviction compensation program, according to the Innocence Project. The bill passed nearly unanimously and the legislature gaveled out of session in March. “Then, the governor come back and vetoed that legislation. It was a bit of a shock to me,” said Ricks. In a letter explainin...