"DALLAS – A Texas man declared innocent Tuesday after 30 years in prison had at least two chances to make parole and be set free — if only he would admit he was a sex offender. But Cornelius Dupree Jr. refused to do so, doggedly maintaining his innocence in a 1979 violation and robbery, in the process serving more time for a crime he didn't commit than any other Texas inmate exonerated by DNA evidence.  .  ."

".  .  . Dupree was sentenced to 75 years in prison in 1980 for the violation and robbery of a 26-year-old Dallas woman a year earlier. He was released in July on mandatory supervision, and lived under house arrest until October. About a week after his release, DNA test results came back proving his innocence in the sexual assault.  .  ."


".  .  . Under Texas compensation laws for the wrongly imprisoned, Dupree is eligible for $80,000 for each year he was behind bars, plus a lifetime annuity. He could receive $2.4 million in a lump sum that is not subject to federal income tax."

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110104/ap_on_re_us/us_dna_exoneration_texas

now isnt this something like what our senators and reps should be working on for our overcrowded prisons especially with a great number of inmates, possibly, being wrongfully detained/jailed?

Long live Nigeria! and every place else.