/tags/wrongful-convictions wrongful convictions en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:55:56 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-09/dallas-mans-shaken-baby-syndrome-conviction-overturned-by-texas-highest-criminal-court The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals says the science behind Andrew Roark‘s conviction was flawed. Another man on death row, Robert Roberson, is set to be executed this month after being convicted of a similar crime. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:55:56 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-09/dallas-mans-shaken-baby-syndrome-conviction-overturned-by-texas-highest-criminal-court Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2024-10-02/dallas-county-district-attorney-texas-exoneree-compensation-international-wrongful-conviction-day Texas has paid more than $50 million to compensate people wrongfully convicted of crimes in Dallas County. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-02/dallas-county-district-attorney-texas-exoneree-compensation-international-wrongful-conviction-day Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2023-05-24/dallas-man-sexual-assault-innocent-dna-evidence Tyrone Day spent 26 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Wed, 24 May 2023 21:10:47 GMT /news/2023-05-24/dallas-man-sexual-assault-innocent-dna-evidence Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2023-03-22/dallas-man-exonerated-after-spending-25-years-in-prison-for-murder Martin Santillán was 23 years old when he was arrested and charged for the murder of Damond Wittman. He was finally found actually innocent Wednesday. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:17:22 GMT /news/2023-03-22/dallas-man-exonerated-after-spending-25-years-in-prison-for-murder Pablo Arauz Peña /government/2018-12-17/criminal-justice-advocate-says-recognizing-wrongful-convictions-is-only-half-the-struggle The recognition of a wrongful conviction is meant to fix an injustice, but it also creates upheaval in the lives of the accused and the victims.Lara… Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:55:04 GMT /government/2018-12-17/criminal-justice-advocate-says-recognizing-wrongful-convictions-is-only-half-the-struggle Miguel Perez /2017-10-23/texas-pays-wrongfully-convicted-inmates-more-than-any-other-state-but-can-it-keep-that-up From Texas Standard: Texas’ reputation as a law-and-order state often overshadows the fact that the state leads the nation in some aspects of criminal... Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:22:17 GMT /2017-10-23/texas-pays-wrongfully-convicted-inmates-more-than-any-other-state-but-can-it-keep-that-up Jill Ament | Texas Standard /texas-news/2017-03-07/harris-county-leads-nation-in-number-of-exonerations-study-finds A new study has found that Harris County leads the country in exonerations, turning loose 48 people in 2016 alone. That's because its crime labs take an… Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:34:34 GMT /texas-news/2017-03-07/harris-county-leads-nation-in-number-of-exonerations-study-finds Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune /texas-news/2016-06-24/wrongful-convictions-have-cost-texans-more-than-93-million Texas has paid 101 men and women who were wrongfully sent to prison $93.6 million over the past 25 years, according to data from the state comptroller’s… Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2016-06-24/wrongful-convictions-have-cost-texans-more-than-93-million Johnathan Silver /texas-news/2016-02-04/texas-exonerated-the-most-wrongful-convictions-in-the-u-s-last-year Five stories that have North Texas talking: WHO is worried about Zika virus; Texas’ rent is higher than the U.S. average; UT Arlington’s stadium is… Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:35:00 GMT /texas-news/2016-02-04/texas-exonerated-the-most-wrongful-convictions-in-the-u-s-last-year Molly Evans /2012-02-16/gov-rick-perry-looking-to-set-up-pac Rick Perry wants to use money left over from his failed presidential bid to form a political action committee supporting other candidates. Perry's… Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:18:06 GMT /2012-02-16/gov-rick-perry-looking-to-set-up-pac