The Innocence Project of Texas

Texas exonerees currently receive $50,000 for every year they spend incarcerated on a wrongful conviction.  However, after paying taxes and possible attorneys fees, the amount they actually receive is far less than the $50,000 promised to them.  That is why a new bill calls for an increase to the compensation amount.  The Fort Worth Star-Telegram [...]

As the week progresses, the Innocence Project of Texas will be posting updates on the Timothy Cole hearing on this website.  We will include links to relevant media pieces and information regarding the hearing itself.  If you have any questions that you would like to have answered regarding the case, please post a comment in [...]

Later this week, Innocence Project of Texas attorneys will seek out the State’s first formal posthumous DNA exoneration. Timothy Cole, who always maintained his innocence for a 1985 sexual assault, was cleared by DNA evidence after dying in prison of asthma related heart complications. His family and the rape victim have now joined [...]