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by m_eiman 3705 days ago
That's… crazy.

In Sweden you're entitled to compensation for:

* suffering (starting by default at $3700 for the first month, down to half per month after six months)

* loss of income (including sick pay, unemployment pay, etc)

* expenses (rent not compensated)

Source in Swedish: http://www.jk.se/ansokan/frihetsberovande/

In some extreme cases people who have been wrongfully convicted of e.g. murder and served many years in jail have received up to about two million USD.