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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Kramon

Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states

Wrongful Conviction Bills - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Earlier this year, Michael Woolfolk attended a legislative committee in Georgia where lawmakers considered for a third year whether to compensate the 45-year-old for the 19 years he spent behind bars for a 2002 killing before charges against him were dismissed.

Behind him sat Daryl Lee Clark, also 45, who spent 25 years in prison for a 1998 murder conviction that was vacated over a series of legal and police errors. It was his second attempt to obtain compensation.

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