Tamar Hallerman
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Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She covers the Fulton County election interference case and co-hosts the Breakdown podcast. Hallerman moved to Atlanta in late 2019 after four years as the paper's Washington correspondent and nearly a decade covering Capitol Hill. For the AJC, she chronicled President Donald Trump's norm-shattering political rise, Georgia's congressional delegation and political campaigns. Hallerman previously covered Congress, government spending and energy policy for CQ Roll Call and various print and public radio outlets. She attended American University in Washington, D.C. and is a native of Blacksburg, Va.
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Georgia judges OK millions in wrongful conviction claims under new law

Ashley Jordan, previously known as Ashley Debelbot, poses for a photo for a photo in Columbus, Ga., on April 22, 2021. The 11th season of the AJC's 'Breakdown' podcast covered the case of Ashley Jordan and Albert Debelbot, a then-married couple convicted of murdering their newborn daughter. The two spent 12 years in prison before their convictions were overturned in 2020, but a judge ruled Wednesday that they are eligible for compensation under Georgia's new wrongful conviction compensation law. (Kate Brumback/AP 2021)

Couple imprisoned for baby’s death eligible for state payout, judge says