MA H1965

Creates a Division of Erroneous Felony Convictions Compensation within the Attorney General's office to administer an administrative claims process for wrongful conviction compensation

Provides $115,000 per year of incarceration and at least $57,500 per year on parole, probation, or sex offender registration, with annual inflation adjustments using the Consumer Price Index

Eligible claimants must have been convicted of a felony, sentenced to at least 1 year incarceration, did not plead guilty, and received a pardon stating reasonable possibility of innocence or had their conviction vacated/reversed with charges dismissed or acquittal at retrial

Includes $15,000 transitional financial assistance within 30 days of release, plus tuition waivers at state colleges, MassHealth benefits, housing assistance, and social service advocates for indigent individuals

Claims must be filed within 3 years of pardon or judicial relief, with appeals available through the Division of Administrative Law Appeals for de novo review of denied claims