woolfe9998
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- Apr 8, 2013
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I think there's certainly civil damages you could go after. Lost wages for example
You have to have a valid theory of liability first. Showing damages is not enough. Suing government entities has limitations and for this sort of thing, there generally needs to be a statute authorizing such action. There may not be such a statute in this case. My guess being that keeping people past their sentence is not something often done. People always think about wrongful convictions but rarely consider this type of situation.