Summary#
Senate Joint Resolution No. 72 would confirm the Claims Commissioner’s award to Maceo Streater for a wrongful-incarceration claim. It does not amend an existing Act or create a new program. Its stated purpose, reflected in its title, is to confirm this compensation award.
- The resolution confirms compensation of $5,752,798 to Streater.
- The award is payable from the adjudicated claims account of the General Fund.
- The resolution is at the introduced stage; it is not yet in effect, and passage is uncertain.
What it means for you#
- Maceo Streater: If the resolution takes effect, the Claims Commissioner’s award would be confirmed. The resolution does not state when payment would be made.
- Connecticut taxpayers: The specified payment would come from a General Fund account.
- Other residents and claimants: The resolution does not change general rules for wrongful-incarceration claims or create a new claims process.
Money#
The resolution specifies a state payment of $5,752,798 from the adjudicated claims account of the General Fund.
- No separate estimate of administrative or other costs is provided.
- No publicly available information.
What is unclear#
- The resolution does not explain how the award amount was calculated or give details of the claim.
- It does not state when or how payment would be made.
- No publicly available information on any additional costs or payment procedures.
Case for#
- The Claims Commissioner has already awarded compensation, and the resolution would confirm that specific award.
- A possible argument for confirming it is that it provides a defined payment for the wrongful-incarceration claim without creating a broader program.
Case against#
- The resolution commits a substantial public payment, but its text does not explain the amount or the basis for it.
- The resolution does not provide a payment timeline or other details that would let readers assess how the award would be carried out.