Wrongly Convicted Must Pay for Prison

[xoggoth]

Nothing much to add to Swiss Tony's sensible comment. In arriving at compensation you try and arrive at a figure that puts them where they would have been financially without the imprisonment plus extra for the enjoyment of life they have missed. The first part necessarily involves looking at the expenses they did not have.

PS Had I been the judge I would have deducted a sum for all the free gay bum sex. They got off lucky.

[Joe Black]

Indeed. It's a strange concept.

So in future if someone is kidnapped and held in a basement for the next 8 years (e.g. that German girl) then they can be expected to cough up for the privilege of being provided with 'accomodation'.

[mcquiggd]

I wonder if they will also be charged backdated council tax, as they are not 'deemed' prisoners...? Retrospectively, of course...

[Euro-commuter]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...ds/6449495.stm

I am stunned that such a ruling can be made.

On a little reflection, I am especially stunned that only innocent men have to pay their board and lodging, and guilty men do not.

[Euro-commuter]

£670,000 for 11 years of your life!?!? You could add another 0 to that and I'd still say no.

Indeed. The real monetary value of something is the amount of money that you would swap it for.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Got to admit getting hammered in the showers by hairy blokes isn’t my idea of fun either! ….. AtW?

When were you inside? We might have met?

[Swiss Tony]

When you put it that way, not e-bloody-nough.

[The Lone Gunman]

They have been deducted 25% of their payments and those figures are post deduction so thats 330,000 for 11 years in jail which comes out at about 80 quid a night.

Not sure HMPs star ratings would command that kind of price.

This whole thing is a disgrace. Wrongly convicted, falsely imprisoned and then charged for the privilage.

How much of the compensation is for loss of earnings during that time, let alone the lost freedom and life.

[Swiss Tony]

£670,000 for 11 years of your life!?!? You could add another 0 to that and I'd still say no.

Got to admit getting hammered in the showers by hairy blokes isn’t my idea of fun either! ….. AtW?

[snaw]

£670,000 for 11 years of your life!?!? You could add another 0 to that and I'd still say no.

[Swiss Tony]

Quote: Michael Hickey was awarded £990,000 in compensation and Vincent Hickey £506,220, subject to the deductions.

Michael O'Brien spent 11 years in prison after being wrongly convicted in 1988 of the murder of a Cardiff newsagent.

He was awarded £670,000 subject to similar deductions.

Must say when I first read it I was shocked, though looking at what they have gotten in compensation I don't think any of them will complain. Had they had no compensation then I would be totally outraged.

[Spacecadet]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...ds/6449495.stm

I am stunned that such a ruling can be made.