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MA Has Paid Out $8 Million Under Wrongful Conviction Law
Sixty-three people have sought relief under a 2004 law that allows up to $500,000 in compensation for wrongful convictions. Twenty-three cases have been settled for sums ranging from $60,000 to the legal maximum, and 17 others are pending. One critic says that the $500,000 maximum is inadequate.