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Mass. Governor Urged to Compensate Wrongfully Jailed

By Eesha Williams

Northampton, MA – The Massachusetts legislature has passed a bill to compensate people who are found innocent after being kept in prison for more than a year. Governor Mitt Romney has not said if he will sign the bill by Tuesday's deadline. WAMC's Eesha Williams reports.