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Acquitted Thirteen Times, Acknowledged Never: What Does the State Owe the Wrongly Convicted?

The death of Surinder Koli in September 2026, less than a year after his acquittal in the Nithari cases, has prompted criminal justice researchers to call for structural State support for people wrongfully convicted and released after long incarceration. An ethics piece highlights the tragic suicide of Surinder Koli following his acquittal in the Nithari cases, exposing the lack of state support for the wrongfully convicted.…