What should be the compensation for being wrongfully put in jail

[Latinidiot]

let´s see.
10 years of income from the job he used to have, + inflation + a place to live + one free punch to the jailor

 

[paragon1]

10 million dollars and the legal right to punch any public servant in the nads without consequence.

 

[Verbal Samurai]

Well in the past when that's happened said man sues the arresting agency and then gets a settlement for a great deal of money. All at the taxpayers cost. Also, jail is where you await trial or serve sentences less than two years. Prison is where you go after long sentencing.

I don't know where you live, but in the US, you cannot sue any government entity or agent for being wrongfully convicted. They are immune from being sued for performing their duties in a lawful manner.

And don't forget, its the JURY that decides whether the Defendant is guilty. The government just makes its argument to the jury when it thinks someone did something wrong. Only the jury can say if he did it or not.

So if you want to sue someone, it would have to be the jury. Good luck having ANY criminal justice system at all if jurors run the risk of being sued if they turn out to be wrong. This is precisely why the jury is immune from suit too.

 

[Treblaine]

Money.

Six figure sum.

If you can't give back 10 years you might as well make the remaining years more pleasant. The only question is, who should be sued, the court? The Jail? The person who framed you?

 

[Ethereal]

either the amount of money he could've earned in that time if he hadn't been in jail (based off his current or last prior job)
Or the time he had spent in prison reduced from any future sentences, to which i would suggest crotch punching police. Simple revenge, and i think it was in a film once...

This has been another wonderful reply from the joyous Sion Barzahd.

It was actually on an episode of The Simpsons.

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Guard: "Sorry you were wrongfully imprisoned Simpson."

Homer: "Can I apply my time toward a future crime?"

Guard: "You can either steal a car or kick me in the crotch."

(Homer kicks him in the crotch)

Guard: "Uhhh?no one ever picks the car."
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On topic though, having someone in jail already costs taxpayers a lot of money, so I think paying them after release is very wasteful.

I think taking away time from future crimes however is a great idea, so long as it only covers petty crimes and nothing serious.

Also if the time they paid was big, I think it's only fair to give them some sort of break like a lifelong tax exemption or something.

 

[Rednog]

He's given a gun with a full clip and he's allowed to kill anyone he likes with the original bullets from that clip.

Here is a briefcase inside you will find a gun, 100 bullets, and some documents.
If you are found with the gun the authorities will automatically release you.
The bullets are untraceable and when found all investigations will cease immediately.
The documents are undeniable proof of a person that has wronged you and is the reason your life is what it is.

 

[ace_of_something]

Also, jail is where you await trial or serve sentences less than two years. Prison is where you go after long sentencing.

Huh... I did not know that.

OT: I'd also go with he sues the arresting agency, this shouldn't happen in this day and age but it does.

What? Why can't wrongful convictions happen? Forensic science is not magic it does not work like it does on tv. Most cases are still solved this day and age like they were 10, 20, and 30 years ago. With interviews of witnesses grunt work and physical evidence (not 'scientific evidence)
I have cleared about 60 cases in the last 4 months and not one of them did I use (or could have used) DNA evidence or anything you see on CSI.
(People really don't think about how many security cameras are around a building before they rob it)

 

[ace_of_something]

Well in the past when that's happened said man sues the arresting agency and then gets a settlement for a great deal of money. All at the taxpayers cost. Also, jail is where you await trial or serve sentences less than two years. Prison is where you go after long sentencing.

I don't know where you live, but in the US, you cannot sue any government entity or agent for being wrongfully convicted. They are immune from being sued for performing their duties in a lawful manner.

And don't forget, its the JURY that decides whether the Defendant is guilty. The government just makes its argument to the jury when it thinks someone did something wrong. Only the jury can say if he did it or not.

So if you want to sue someone, it would have to be the jury. Good luck having ANY criminal justice system at all if jurors run the risk of being sued if they turn out to be wrong. This is precisely why the jury is immune from suit too.

What? Yes, you can. I have personally been involved in a lawsuit against my department when a guy got arrested. Explain to me how that happened? They sue because they argue you WEREN'T doing your job they way you're supposed to. Now, much like this guy most people lose those cases because as you said the burden is on them to prove that the agency was acting unlawfully or negligently. They still can sue though.
There have been a great many cases where someone is exonerated after DNA evidence is come to light and most of those individuals were awarded money in recent years.(without a lawsuit)

 

[Blade Chunk]

I have heard some have got up to 150K a year for lost wages. Normally it also comes with a settlement of cleaning your record and you NOT complaining to the news media.

 

[whycantibelinus]

I think he should get to castrate the prosecution because they obviously don't need to be reproducing...oh and he should get to fuck the jury's significant others in front of them...and also the judge should be fired and get his legs broken by the wrongfully accused man...by the by he should not ever have to pay taxes ever again, since it was the system he paid for which fucked him over.......................................and he should be given a get out of jail free card...and also get to brutalize the arresting officer/officers.

 

[SmartIdiot]

Also, jail is where you await trial or serve sentences less than two years. Prison is where you go after long sentencing.

Huh... I did not know that.

OT: I'd also go with he sues the arresting agency, this shouldn't happen in this day and age but it does.

What? Why can't wrongful convictions happen? Forensic science is not magic it does not work like it does on tv. Most cases are still solved this day and age like they were 10, 20, and 30 years ago. With interviews of witnesses grunt work and physical evidence (not 'scientific evidence)
I have cleared about 60 cases in the last 4 months and not one of them did I use (or could have used) DNA evidence or anything you see on CSI.
(People really don't think about how many security cameras are around a building before they rob it)

And there I was thinking CSI was real...
I was just under the assumption that people are only working harder as time goes on and that we'd gotten past the point of having to blame someone, anyone as it has seemed in the past. I'm aware that forensic science is not magic, costs an absolute shitload to carry out and is time consuming, but one would think that in the case of a horrific murder, or even a string of murders it'd be handy in ensuring that you've got the right guy. Then again I live in Britain where the police are more concerned with kicking the shit out of people than they are actually solving crimes and that's why we've had cases of people being wrongfully arrested and locked up for as long as 20 years.

 

[Nemu]

Aside from money, there really isn't much compensation you can get.

Unless you give him/her a lot of money AND clean, of-age, willing sexual partners to make up for the lack of sex (or prison sex) s/he had to deal with. >>;;

For some folks, they just need money, for others, they lament the family (and/or career) they COULD have had had they not been imprisoned. *shrug*

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Money. Perhaps double the average working wage for every year you spent in prison or your previous wage if it was higher. Also any thing that the person lost due to imprisonment must be replaced e.g. house, job etc, plus a very public apology in all newspapers/news channels.

Free let off on another crime isn't a particularly good idea and as long as there was no foul play in the original conviction, punishing the jury, judge police etc shouldn't happen. If there was wrongdoing then they should be prosecuted for that, as I believe they are already. If they were falsely accused then their accuser should spend as long in prison as they did.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

The compensation should be this:

A) For the amount of time you were jailed, those responsible for your imprisonment would be forced to reimburse you for all of the days you spent out of a job. Where ever you worked, you would be given the maximum amount possible for the amount of time lost regardless of weather they fired you, weather they closed or, any other variable. This would be paid by the people responsible for your wrongful imprisonment [prosecution, defendant/plaintiff, Judge, jury, etc.] and NOT from tax paying citizens.

B) Every person responsible for the wrongful imprisonment of the accused is to line up and allow the seemingly guilty party to kick the accusers in the genitals.

 

[ace_of_something]

Also, jail is where you await trial or serve sentences less than two years. Prison is where you go after long sentencing.

Huh... I did not know that.

OT: I'd also go with he sues the arresting agency, this shouldn't happen in this day and age but it does.

What? Why can't wrongful convictions happen? Forensic science is not magic it does not work like it does on tv. Most cases are still solved this day and age like they were 10, 20, and 30 years ago. With interviews of witnesses grunt work and physical evidence (not 'scientific evidence)
I have cleared about 60 cases in the last 4 months and not one of them did I use (or could have used) DNA evidence or anything you see on CSI.
(People really don't think about how many security cameras are around a building before they rob it)

And there I was thinking CSI was real...
I was just under the assumption that people are only working harder as time goes on and that we'd gotten past the point of having to blame someone, anyone as it has seemed in the past. I'm aware that forensic science is not magic, costs an absolute shitload to carry out and is time consuming, but one would think that in the case of a horrific murder, or even a string of murders it'd be handy in ensuring that you've got the right guy. Then again I live in Britain where the police are more concerned with kicking the shit out of people than they are actually solving crimes and that's why we've had cases of people being wrongfully arrested and locked up for as long as 20 years.

Sorry, didn't mean to seem agressive to you. CSI just makes my job harder because people assuming we can do those things then get mad or act weird because they think we're holding out on them. I investigate Burglaries, Robberies, Embezzlement and the like. I haven't earned my way in to the big show yet (homocide).

The thing is DNA is usually only useful if we already have a prime suspect not before like on TV.

I'm just going to stop now or I'm going to get on my soapbox about how forensic science really works.