The first mistaken conviction lawsuit filed against the state of Kansas has been resolved.  The attorney general’s office followed a statute enacted by the legislature earlier this year to resolve the matter. The lawsuit was filed in August by Richard Jones. In 2000, he was convicted in Johnson County and imprisoned for an aggravated robbery he did not commit. His conviction was vacated and charges against him dismissed in 2017. Between June 2000 and June 2017, Jones served 6,035 days in prison and 164 days confined by bond and court supervision.

Jones was granted a Certificate of Innocence. Records of his arrest and conviction were ordered expunged and any biological samples associated with his mistaken conviction are ordered destroyed. He was granted total compensation of $1,103,945.16. He was granted counseling. He was granted permission to participate in the state health care benefits program for plan years 2019 and 2020.

Two other lawsuits under the new mistaken-conviction statute have been filed by other individuals.