BEND — When Oregon lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1584 in 2022, they sought to give people who had been wrongfully imprisoned a path to compensation for their time behind bars.
Since then, 16 former inmates have filed petitions in court, saying the state owes them money because they were convicted of felonies and later exonerated and released. Thirty-four other people have filed notices that they intend to bring such claims. So far, two people — stemming from the same case — have been compensated, the state says.
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