The Illinois Innocence Project is taking issue with Gov. Bruce Rauner's use of his veto pen. Rauner rejected legislation designed to combat false testimony from jailhouse informants. The legislation added new safeguards, including requiring a hearing be held to determine whether an informant is reliable. Prosecutors would also have to inform defense attorneys if deals were cut to obtain the information. Jailhouse informants often testify in hopes of gaining leniency for their own crimes. The Innocence Project says that incentive to testify often leads to unreliable witnesses offering false testimony.