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A statue honoring the late Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins was unveiled at the Frank Crowley Courthouse on Friday.

Watkins was the first Black DA elected in Texas and the first in the nation to create a conviction integrity unit.

His work led to the exoneration of 35 wrongly convicted people before his death in 2023 at the age of 56.

DALLAS - The late Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, known for his efforts to free the wrongly convicted, now has a statue in his honor.

Craig Watkins Honored

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A bust of Watkins was unveiled during a ceremony at the Frank Crowley Courthouse on Friday.

In 2006, Watkins became the first Black DA elected in Texas. Soon afterward, he became the first DA in the nation to create a conviction integrity unit t

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