Compensation Award to be shared by victims of violent crimes in Kansas

More than a hundred victims of violent crimes will be awarded money from the $300,000 compensation by the Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board.

The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board awarded 106 victims a total of almost $283,000, announced by the Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

The program is created to assist victims of violent crimes pay for expenses such as medical treatment, counseling, loss wages, funerals and dependent support related to a violent crime.

In the board’s meeting which was held in December, the decisions were made.

Awards were given to 46 new cases and 60 cases that were submitted before.

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