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For The Wrongly Convicted - Embolalia - 08-14-2010

Quote: Recognizing that as the wheels of justice turn sometimes the innocent are wrongly convicted of crimes.

Realizing that many sentences are later overturned for various reasons such as new evidence, witnesses, or new methodology but only after the accused has spent time incarcerated.

Noting that in most cases the individual suffers massive financial mental and social hardship or is rendered indigent by these circumstances and their records are tainted by these accusations for years to come.
REQUIRES that all persons who are vindicated of a crime in such a fashion have their records completely expunged of the incident by their respective governments.

MANDATES full restoration of all rights and privileges that would have normally been accorded them.
DECLARES that a minimum amount of financial restitution must be made to any victim of wrongful imprisonment and conviction by a government.

REQUIRES that any wages or social welfare lost during the time of incarceration, or, if both are not applicable, a reasonable amount arrived at by negotiation, be made in reparation to the victim of any case of wrongful conviction and imprisonment by a government.

REQUIRES that any wage or welfare restitution amount be adjusted for the normal cost of living increases for the time of incarceration.

PERMITS those wrongfully incarcerated to bring civil litigation against the government for the purpose of seeking a higher amount of restitution.

Notes that these standards are only the minimum and nations are always free to enact laws granting greater restitution should they deem it necessary or desirable.

REQUIRES that should a person perish in state custody and is exonerated post-mortem, that restitution as defined in this resolution either be:
a) Given and distributed by the Estate Trustee either with or without a will as per domestic law governing estates or
b) Given to the family who shall determine the distribution of the restitution based on local customs and/or religious traditions.[/quote]
I like it. FOR.

For The Wrongly Convicted - Bears Armed - 08-14-2010

The Bears formally abstain. Although we approve of the general concepts involved, we're not entirly happy with all of the details specified... or with the idea that this topic falls amongst those for which WA legislation would be appropriate, anyway.

:Bear:

For The Wrongly Convicted - Jade Tigers - 08-15-2010

While we approve of the sentiment, Sidh Ohn generally abhors any requirements made by the WA on sovereign nations, and this is full of them. So count me against.

For The Wrongly Convicted - Free Federations - 08-20-2010

As a nation that strives for prison abolition and a notion of justice that transcends punitive measures, the Free Federations will also abstain from the motion. It assumes a mode restitution for a mode of 'punishment' that doesn't fit with our ethos.