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

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/ 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.