How much does a jail-happy society owe its exonerees?
Business & Economy, Crime & Safety, Politics, Recovery
August 2nd, 2012
Exoneree John Thompson, of New Orleans, was awarded millions in compensation for wrongful incarceration but has been unable to collect.
How much would you need to be paid to spend 25 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola?
It’s just a thought experiment. I’m not putting any money on the table. And if I were, I hope you’d have the good sense to decline the deal. No matter how big the payoff, it would be crazy to accept any such “bargain”. A quarter century in the clink is no…
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