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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020 file photo, Christopher Tapp, from left, Republican Rep. Doug Ricks and Charles Fain appeared before the Idaho House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee in Boise, Idaho, to testify in favor of legislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted. Tapp and Fain combined spent nearly 40 years in Idaho prisons for crimes they didn't commit after being convicted of murder. The House voted unanimously Wednesday, March 18, 2020, to approve the amended measure from the Senate that would pay $60,000 a year for wrongful incarceration and $75,000 per year on death row. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020 file photo, Christopher Tapp, from left, Republican Rep. Doug Ricks and Charles Fain appeared before the Idaho House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee in Boise, Idaho, to testify in favor of legislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted. Tapp and Fain combined spent nearly 40 years in Idaho prisons for crimes they didn't commit after being convicted of murder. The House voted unanimously Wednesday, March 18, 2020, to approve…

March 18, 2020

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Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to Idaho governor
March 18, 2020 6:26 p.m.

Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to Idaho governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday.