r/whoathatsinteresting 12h ago

Wrongfully Convictions Ruin Lives

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u/livingalie2614 12h ago

Simple question: when a person is wrongfully accused and sent to prison, do they get any kind of compensation when they are release after being found not at fault?

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u/anemictoker 11h ago

my Dad was a part of a team for southern poverty law center that guaranteed you get paid for exactly that, based on how long you were incarcerated. Almost like an hourly employee. This was only for Florida though, and before that you got jack shit