House panel advances bill to create state compensation path for wrongfully convicted
The House Appropriations Committee voted to advance S.B. 1500, which would let people pardoned, exonerated or otherwise cleared after wrongful convictions seek payments from a state risk-management fund; backers and former inmates urged approval and county attorneys warned the measure is too broad.
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The Arizona House Appropriations Committee on Monday advanced a bill that would create a state process for people who were wrongfully convicted to seek financial compensation and other remedies.
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