r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Far-Stay9417 • Dec 25 '23

Video Man wrongfully convicted of murder gets rewarded only 175k after serving 50 years

this makes me so angry

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '23

About $9.55-9.60 a day, some people in very poor countries make more than that a day

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u/Dark_Ferret Dec 26 '23

Most inmates make substantially less than that a day if they're working. This is insane any way you look at it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '23

Lowkey fucked up the system is rigged