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Texas Refuses To Pay Wrongfully Convicted Man, Garnishes His Wages Instead

Texas Refuses To Pay Wrongfully Convicted Man, Garnishes His Wages Instead

By Phil Villarreal May 5, 2011

Under Texas law, wrongfully convicted criminals are entitled to $80,000 for each year of mistaken incarceration. But a man who was locked away for 18 years after he was convicted of capital murder, and was released when a state court dropped the charges, is being stiffed. [More]

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