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Eldan’s organization seeks to bridge this gap by connecting exonerees with vital services—healthcare, legal aid, housing, employment, and mental health support. He highlights how many states lack any dedicated laws for compensation, and even in those with laws, procedural barriers often prevent exonerees from receiving rightful reparations. For example, Missouri compensates only those whose wrongful convictions were proven through DNA evidence, leaving many who are innocent without any financial support.