Newsfront
October, 2002
Hidden ChargesCardiff, Wales—Michael O'Brien spent 11 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Following his exoneration, the British government offered him compensation of £650,000, or about $1 million, based in part on an estimate of what he would have earned in wages had he not been imprisoned. But when the money arrived, O'Brien discovered that officials had deducted £37,000 (about $60,000)—an estimate of what O'Brien would have spent on food and lodging. "They don't charge guilty...
