Exoneree Sues to Clear Name, Get Compensation
Anthony Graves, who was freed from jail this year after spending 18 years behind bars for brutal murders he did not commit, sued the state of Texas today to officially clear his name and to force the Texas comptroller to pay him for the time he was wrongfully imprisoned.
Under the Timothy Cole Compensation Act, inmates who are freed from jail after being found innocent of the crime for which they were convicted are entitled to $80,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment plus a lifetime annuity. In total, Graves is due at least $1.4 million under the act ...
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Joey Dauben
Mr. Graves, I am praying very hard for you to get every dime of that compensation you are owed. It is callous and cruel that you were thrown in prison wrongfully, but it's worse that you're being denied this.
I, for one, am holding out faith that you are going to get your just reward, and rightfully so. This is coming from a guy who was also thrown in prison wrongfully (at the hands of the Combine, Texas Police Department.) Thank you for standing up and fighting. My heart goes out to those who have been wrongfully convicted, imprisoned and released.
The state of Texas owes you an apology worth $1.4 million *at least.*