[nmh]

Will taxpayers be reimbursed for the “innocent” that were convicted? If not, WHY NOT? It is the taxpayer that keeps getting stuck with the bill! THIS IS WRONG. Make the attorney, personally pay for it or those that railroaded these “innocent” people.

I highly doubt that those convicted would have earned 85K or even 50K a year. To incarcerate people costs MORE than that.

Where’s the refund for the tax payer?

Do you think money grows on trees?

[nufsed]

Vote yourself a tax increase and take your refund out of it.

If you had every official fiscally responsible for errors, no one would wokk in government. Maybe not a bad idea afterall. LOL!

Some of these cases are best effort with what is known at the time. We are the government and we are responsible.

[dman4384]

There is far more lost when your lose your freedom, than simply the amount of your paycheck.

In fact, I value my freedom FAR higher than my earning power as someone’s employee.

I would argue for a million a year, plus whatever their earnings were.

[BJClinton]

They were in jail for rape.

Do you know what happens to rapists in jail?

How much should they be compensated?

[Rose in RoseBear]

The crooked "attorney" --- actually the district attorney --- is long dead; the culpable law enforcement agents are long gone. Should these people go uncompensated because the D.A. died poor?

All of society was damaged because these innocent people were locked away; all of society should have to pay the price.