Bills filed to limit compensation for wrongfully convicted, expand 'close relatives' definition

Bills filed to limit compensation for wrongfully convicted, expand 'close relatives' definition




Texas law requires compensation paid to those who a court rules were wrongfully convicted of a crime. To qualify, a person could have received a full pardon on the basis of innocence or a finding of actual innocence as part of a writ of habeas corpus.



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Sophie Clearwater

Vancouver-based environmental journalist, writing about nature, sustainability, and the Pacific Northwest.

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