In 2003 PBS did a documentary about the lives of men who had been exonerated in the months after their release. There is a chart of the amount of money, none in some states, that these innocent individuals may receive for the injustice they endured.
Keep in mind that 5 more years have gone by since this was shown and some states have revisited compensation issues in the intervening years. The number of those innocents who have been released has more than tripled in the intervening years.
Unless we can provide psychiatric/psychological assistance along with housing assistance and jobs, these individuals are being revictimized in many way. As we face economic and budgetary problems, the funds will not be there.
How do you think we might address this issue?
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