Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Texas Refuses to Compensate Exonerated Death Row Prisoner

The Texas Comptroller’s Office is refusing to pay out compensation to a former death row prisoner who spent 18 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. Anthony Graves was denied the $1.4 million in compensation because the word "innocent" did not appear in paperwork submitted on his behalf.

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