Summary

Increases to $50,000 a year the amount received for wrongfull imprisonment.

Background

Since 1989, 21 Texans have been found innocent by DNA evidence after having been previously convicted of a crime./1/

Additional Links and References

/1/ Associated Press, "Texas county worst for jailing innocent" Columbia Tribune 1/20/07
Robminson, Clay "Bill may further aid wrongly convicted" Houston Chronicle 1/23/07
Moritz, John "New bill seeks higher state payouts" FWST 1/23/07