Louisiana lawmakers are debating whether to amend or do away with a law that allows people who were wrongfully convicted to seek compensation from the state.
A state law passed in 2005 gives people whose sentences were vacated or reversed the chance to prove their innocence before a judge and earn compensation, which is capped at $480,000 and depends on how long a person was incarcerated.
The attorney general is responsible for defending the state in those cases, and the state has a fund from which to pay out compensation…