[PxldLtd]

We used to charge innocent men for room and board in prison after being released here in the UK not long ago. They only changed this in 2023 after uproar in a recent case of an innocent man being freed.

[tefkah]

That sounded so outlandish i needed to look it up, it's true... https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wrongly-convicted-no-long...

Although asterisk: those costs were being deducted from the final compensation. Still disgraceful that even happened.

[jkestner]

It’s currently the case in many US states: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/04/1084452251/the-vast-majority-...