Editorial: Only Gov. Little can right this wrong

By Marty Trillhaase on May 13, 2020   Twice, Idaho has not only fessed up to sending a man to prison for a murder he didn’t commit but then found the true culprit. Can you find a more graphic miscarriage of justice — exposed by the miracle of DNA analysis? And...
Public weighs in on compensation plan for wrongfully convicted

Public weighs in on compensation plan for wrongfully convicted

By Seaborn Larson on May 12, 2020     Members of the public weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to pay $60,000 in annual compensation for each year wrongly convicted people spend incarcerated. But the impending recession Montana lawmakers expect as a result of...

Exoneree compensation is smart economics

By David Herbst on May 9, 2020   The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on fear, isolation and uncertainty for too many Montanans. Folks have been separated from family and are unable to comfort sick loved ones. For many of us, normal life is on hold and it’s unclear...