what happens after someone is released from prision for a crime they did NOT commit?

Question

theres been alot of people that have been released from prision because of dna etc so what happens after ?and what does the law do/give?or do they just feel setting them free is good enough?i mean if they had kids cant nothing make up for the yrs lost, it's actually been people in jail for more than 30 yrs for a crime they didn't do

Answer 1

life keeps on truckin

Answer 2

If they were tried and found guilty by a jury then the government levels(state, county and or federal) cannot be blamed...unless it can be prov-en that there was a cover up. I believe there are some sort of funds that they have access to but I am not sure how much.
Our system is far from being honest and there are corruptness through out. I believe that there are many people incarcerated(mostly blacks) for crimes that they did not commit.

This is why I do not believe in the death penalty. If one innocent person is executed it is one too many. There are those who say that it doesn't happen that often and that the percentage is low. How would they feel if it were their son, or daughter, or father, or sister or brother...or better still if they were one of the few?

Answer 3

They usually get treated rather well by the State, out of court settlements, help with finding a job and housing but that's only if the person is found innocent after some years and all other avenues such as retrials and appeals have taken place. If someone is released after they have won an appeal then they only get lawyers fee's paid for and can sue but only if they can prove that there was a miscarriage of Justice.

Answer 4

well they can do two things. first they can breathe fresh air and can celebrate a small party to get there mood set and forget that something worst happened in there life.secondly if the person really feels innocent then he should track the cheater/s and teach them a lesson publicly making society realize that peaple should support the truth and not run away when help was needed.because society involves everyone police cout of law and evil cheaters and criminals.

Answer 5

Recently in the state I live in a guy was released from prison, he had been sent up for rape and murder, and they decided the evidence was incorrect and he was released.

Apparently, the next step for him was to rape, and murder a young woman, and now he's back on trial.

As far as I know, he wasn't given a check or anything for time lost from his life though, back in the six month span when he was presumed innocent and incorrectly imprisoned.

Answer 6

They can either just continue on with their life normally OR they can apply for an appeal. An appeal is a second chance to clear their name with a court trial.

Answer 7

often, the court attempts to compensate them for the time they've spent in prison, by calculating how much they would have made had they been in the workforce all that time. other than that and an apology, that's all the court really does before they just send you on your way.

Answer 8

There is no justice for them and the system will not do much. It normally does not like to admit that it made a mistake.

Answer 9

if they served the full sentence then they can go and actually commit the crime because they can't be tried for the same thing twice. i know that i would do it.

Answer 10

They take it off the persons record. And the people can sue the state for it. =P

Answer 11

There isn't much they can do. They give them an apology and let them go. It's definetly not enough but I'm not sure they care.