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Originally Posted by MTI
Freed After 13 Years on Death Row, TN Man Awaits Governor's Decision on Compensation
House is among 138 people on death row in the U.S. who had their convictions and sentences thrown out since 1973, according to the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, which opposes capital punishment. In 17 of those cases, DNA testing played a substantial role in establishing reasonable doubt.
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There are 23 states that don't have laws allowing compensation for those wrongly convicted of crimes and released from prison. In Tennessee, House could get up to $1 million under state law, but he must be exonerated by the governor first.
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The law, as you know far better than us, is highly imperfect.
But what human institution isn't?
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