Texas Harasses, Denies Compensation to Wrongly Convicted

Loaded on April 15, 2012 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News April, 2012, page 22

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Probation, Family Law. Location: Texas.

by Matt Clarke

Texas has a generous compensation package for prisoners who are exonerated, which includes $80,000 per year of wrongful incarceration, an annuity with annual payments in the same amount, free college tuition and free medical care. [See: PLN, July 2009, p.12].

However, some state officials are stingy with ...

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