Two men spend eighteen years in prison for a crime they did not commit. They are abused whilst in prison for being child murderers. This is what happened in the case of the two men convicted of the murder of newsboy Carl Bridgewater. When they were finally exonerated and released they sought compensation from the government for wrongful imprisonment and won.
Then the government has the temerity to deduct 25% of the amount awarded for loss of earnings to pay for their room and board in prison because of the costs they avoided living the high life at the state's expense.
I don't know, maybe they just have bad karma, but I hope they win. In actual fact, the amount they were awarded, even without the deduction, seems woefully inadequate for their ordeal.
Then the government has the temerity to deduct 25% of the amount awarded for loss of earnings to pay for their room and board in prison because of the costs they avoided living the high life at the state's expense.
I don't know, maybe they just have bad karma, but I hope they win. In actual fact, the amount they were awarded, even without the deduction, seems woefully inadequate for their ordeal.
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