This fact sheet describes how compensation for exonerees has evolved in the past several decades, including through successful litigation efforts and through the enactment of compensation legislation in thirty-nine states, Washington D.C., and by the federal government. It includes a table describing each of the state and federal statutes. Read the fact sheet.
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Bail Reform in Harris County: What Have We Learned?
On November 21, 2019, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Lee Rosenthal approved the Consent Decree in ODonnell v. Harris County. The new rules laid out in this consent decree require prompt release on unsecured bonds for the vast majority of people arrested for misdemeanor offenses. The Monitor and Deputy Monitor, Brandon Garrett and Sandra Guerra […]