wrongful convictions

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.

Texas has paid more than $50 million to compensate people wrongfully convicted of crimes in Dallas County.

Tyrone Day spent 26 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

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.

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…

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...

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…

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…

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Rick Perry wants to use money left over from his failed presidential bid to form a political action committee supporting other candidates. Perry's…