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TX - House votes to boost payouts for wrongly convicted

View the article here Now this is good news. Now, maybe, people will not be so quick to send someone off to prison without any evidence, and some DA just wanting another conviction under his/her belt. 04/24/2009 By JIM VERTUNO Texas House lawmakers on Friday voted to boost the compensation the state pays to people who were wrongly sent to prison for crimes they didn't commit, and give them health insurance and pay for a college education. The bill approved 136-1 raises the lump sum payout from $50,000 to $80,000 for every year spent in prison. It also provides a monthly annuity based on the same amount to give them a lifetime of income. The measure also provides the exonerees with health insurance similar to what is provided to state lawmakers and pays for up to 120 semester hours at a college or university...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on April 25, 2009 (boomark / email).