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May 14, 2009

House OKs wrongful conviction bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House has agreed with changes made in the Senate on a bill to boost payments to people who are wrongfully convicted and sent to prison.

The House voted 132-13 for the measure Thursday. It now heads to Gov. Rick Perry.

The bill increases lump sum payments from $50,000 to $80,000 for every year of confinement and grants an annuity to provide a lifetime of income. Exonerees would get 120 hours of paid tuition at a career center or public college.

Senators removed a House plan to provide health insurance coverage for exonerees.

The legislation is named for Tim Cole, a Fort Worth man who died in prison in 1999 while serving time for a rape that DNA testing later showed he did not commit.

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