According to state law, California has to pay people who have been wrongfully convicted $140 for every day they spent behind bars.

Last fall, then-Governor Jerry Brown signed off on legislation aimed to ease the challenges of entering back into society after being exonerated.

Senate Bill 1050, legislation by California State Senator Holly Mitchell, provides immediate support to people exonerated for a crime they did not commit including Medi-Cal, CalFresh benefits, job training and support for reentering society.

One section of the bill focuses on those exonerated from sex crimes.

“It’s one thing to be exonerated. To then have your name on the sex registry, as you try to re-enter into society, enroll in school, go to work, and that keeps coming up. We wanted to make sure your name was removed from there immediately. To not inhibit your entry back into your community,” said Mitchell.

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