Comment on Could 'actual innocence' save the broken US justice system?parentComments−m_eiman10yThat's… crazy.In Sweden you're entitled to compensation for:* suffering (starting by default at $3700 for the first month, down to half per month after six months)* loss of income (including sick pay, unemployment pay, etc)* expenses (rent not compensated)Source in Swedish: http://www.jk.se/ansokan/frihetsberovande/In some extreme cases people who have been wrongfully convicted of e.g. murder and served many years in jail have received up to about two million USD.
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That's… crazy.
In Sweden you're entitled to compensation for:
* suffering (starting by default at $3700 for the first month, down to half per month after six months)
* loss of income (including sick pay, unemployment pay, etc)
* expenses (rent not compensated)
Source in Swedish: http://www.jk.se/ansokan/frihetsberovande/
In some extreme cases people who have been wrongfully convicted of e.g. murder and served many years in jail have received up to about two million USD.