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And another flaw in the system highlighted by this case, >If Strickland is released, he will not be eligible for compensation from the state. Missouri compensa

• fencepost 5y ago
  It really does seem that there should be mandatory minimums for compensation, at least in cases involving prosecutorial misconduct. The math for a bare minimum amount should be easy: How much would a person with that skill level have made hired into a position at the prosecutor's office in the year of imprisonment? Now run that out for the duration of imprisonment, including generous allowances for overtime, raises, promotions, etc. using percentages taken directly from the salary histories of the office involved. This doesn't mean the money has to come out of the budget of the prosecutor's office, this is just a way to address arguments over "How much is fair? That's too generous! That's too cheap!" If the situation is such that the minimum amount seems unacceptably low, judges or juries can depart upward. If everyone agrees that the minimum is too high, that's easy to address as well - go claw back some of the overly-generous salaries paid to people in the prosecutor's office, then adjust the calculation using the new numbers.