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• Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on February 3, 2009, to authorize payment by the state of civil damages to a person wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he or she did not commit. The damages would be $50,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment (adjusted for inflation) up to $2 million, plus up to four years free tuition at a state college or university.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on February 3, 2009.