May 28 2009
The Innocence Project of Texas is pleased to announce that Governor Perry signed the Timothy Cole Act in to law yesterday afternoon increasing the financial compensation received by Texas exonerees. Specifically, the new law, which will go into effect on September 1 of this year, will increase the lump sum payment to Texas exonerees to [...]
May 14 2009
Former Dallas County Prosecutor, James Fry, acknowledged in a Dallas Morning News op-ed today that he was partially responsible for the wrongful conviction of an innocent man. In doing so, he makes note of the imperfections in the Texas criminal justice system. He writes:
When I prosecuted Charles Chatman for aggravated rape in 1981, I [...]
May 11 2009
The Innocence Project of Texas has just received word that the Tim Cole Act, a revision to the current compensation statute for Texas exonerees, has passed the Texas Senate. The bill, which previously passed the House, is now in the final stages of becoming law. The Austin Statesman reports:
Named for Cole, who was posthumously exonerated [...]