Texas
Texas makes it too hard for the exonerated to be paid
The state Legislature must make it easier for those who have been wrongfully imprisoned to be compensated for their lost time.
Ben Spencer spent 34 years in prison before he was finally exonerated last month in a Dallas courtroom for a murder he didn’t commit.
Under state law, the 59-year-old is now entitled to receive more than $2 million in compensation from the state of T... [3327 chars]