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Newspapers endorse compensation for false convictions

Two major daily newspapers today urged the Texas Senate to approve legislation improving compensation for exonerated defendants.Austin Statesman: Compensation for unjust convictions in TexasDallas News: Exonerees deserve better compensationThe Statesman argued that the bill:could actually save the state money by preventing lawsuits and avoiding large settlements and legal fees. Those who are awarded benefits would forfeit their rights to sue the state. And the legislation would not reward people who were exonerated but went on to commit other crimes. They would not qualify for benefits. The best reason to pass the legislation is because it is the right thing to do. No one can give back the time or erase the miseries endured in prison. And Texas leads the nation in the number of people, 38, who have been exonerated by DNA testing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 28, 2009 (boomark / email).