Week in Review: Georgia's wrongful conviction fund starts paying out and a new bookstore opens

Week In Review

Molly Samuel | WABE

July 11th, 2026

Dr. Samantha Fitts (right), Nadia Fitts (center), Fatimah Nasir, Rachel Zeigler, and Phyllis Sadler (left) waiting in line to get their copies of "Kin" signed. (Marlon Hyde/WABE)

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Week in Review: Georgia's wrongful conviction fund starts paying out and a new bookstore opens

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