Thursday, May 9, 2013

Compensation for wrongful convictions signed into law




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Compensation for wrongful convictions signed into law



In this March 27, 2013 photo, Alan Northrop, right, his girlfriend Shawna Smith, center, and Northrop's son, Alan Northrop, left, walk away from the Legislative Building at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The elder Northrop was exonerated by DNA ...









Inslee signs wrongful conviction compensation law



An additional $50,000 would be awarded for each year on death row ... said that the new law shows that "the government does stand up for people when a mistake has been made." The wrongful conviction measure is House Bill 1341.






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