Charging for Wrongful Imprisonment

Recently reported......David Blunkett is attempting to "claw back" costs spent on housing people who have had their convictions overturned.

"On Tuesday, Blunkett will fight in the Royal Courts of Justice in London for the right to charge victims of miscarriages of justice more than �3000 for every year they spent in jail while wrongly convicted. The logic is that the innocent man shouldn�t have been in prison eating free porridge and sleeping for nothing under regulation grey blankets."

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This is truely appalling - and, surprisingly, not covered in the major news outlets.

[Edited on 15-3-2004 by Shaitan]

What!!!!

That is #ing bull#!!! Those mother#ers have no #ing respect at all. People are so #ing cold hearted! Imagine doing 5 years even though innocent, then when you get out, the #ing GOV is slapping you with a couple thousand $ bill for expenses incurred during confinement? #!!!!!!!

Mr. M

That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a few days, it's so outrageous it's hysterical.

Blunkett is a complete moron.

Blunkett is a complete moron.

Agreed! Completely! 100%!

You can guess that i'm no fan of his.

Been looking through the news and I still can't find any further info......

[Edited on 15-3-2004 by Shaitan]