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A House fiscal committee heard public testimony Tuesday on a measure that would allow people who were wrongfully convicted to seek compensation from the state for the years they lost behind bars. If passed, Washington would join 27 states, the District of Columbia and the federal government with similar laws on the books.

Original Article In 1984, the five-year-old daughter of Clyde "Ray" Spencer, a Vancouver, Washington police officer allegedly suggested that he had molested her. The ensuing investigation lasted eight months and ultimately Clark County authoriti...

Courts and police in the nation's capital will change how they conduct lineups of suspects, when they notify defendants about informants and how long they retain criminal trial records, all in response to errors that have put innocent people in prison.