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| Man Held in Prison a Year Too Long Awarded $7,600 |
| By dailyreportonline.com- Taylor W. Anderson |
| Published: 04/10/2014 |
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A board that reviews financial claims against Wisconsin on Tuesday ordered the state's prison system to award a man $7,600 for the more than a year he spent in prison past his actual release date. While ordering the Department of Corrections to pay Robin Gavinski for the 417 days he served beyond his actual sentence, the board also said the department should update its method of calculating sentences to avoid future lawsuits, but it did not specify how. "I hope this is the impetus for DOC to make that change," said Tim Kiefer, Gavinski's Madison attorney. "It's unfair to have people sitting in prison when they're not supposed to be. And it undermines the trust in our legal system." Read More. |
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