Montana House advances bill to compensate wrongly-convicted people
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Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-01-22 12:27:01-05
HELENA â The Montana House has given initial approval to a bill that would provide compensation for people who have been wrongly convicted and imprisoned.
House Bill 92, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Kathy Kelker of Billings, passed 93-7 in a preliminary vote Thursday.
âThe purpose of this bill is twofold: Itâs to protect Montana from having to pay millions of dollars in court settlements â thatâs always a possibility â and to do the right thing for innocent persons who have unjustly lost their freedom, families, jobs and reputations,â said Kelker.
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