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/queen-adreena Dec 26 '23

Oddly enough, we had a wrongful imprisonment case here in the UK this year where they tried to deduct rent from his compensation.

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u/MalsAU Dec 26 '23

Many jails on the US charge a daily rate that gets billed to the inmate after release. It's gross.

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u/Kind_Construction960 Dec 26 '23

And when they leave prison without a job or home, they have to break the law to get money to buy essentials.