A Serving of Justice, Anyone?

Warren Blackwell of Northamptonshire
(UK) spent 3 years in prison for sexual assault, a crime he did not commit. 
The woman who was the supposed victim has a history of accusing innocent men,
the BBC also state (video)
that there was no forensic evidence and that no one had touched her - she had
inflicted her injuries herself.



Mr.
Blackwell who has a family, has lost 3 years of his life.  Three years
away from his family, incarcerated in an prison, his freedom gone, reputation
brought into question, money spent in his defence, and time spent with true
criminals.  It's thought that his compensation for this injustice will be
around £100,000.  Fair enough, though I'm sure he would much rather have
the 3 years back.  In an imperfect world where monetary compensation rules
I suppose £30,000 pounds for each year lost is ok. 



What is not at all ok is the fact that he will be charged (as a
deduction from his compensation) nearly £7,000 for monies he saved whilst in
prison.  Saved how?  Because according to the Ministry of Justice
(using term loosely), he did not have to pay for things such as a mortgage or
rent whilst incarcerated.  No, no he didn't.  I'm sure he was more
than happy to save all of this money and holiday in such luxurious
surroundings.  There would be quite a long list of things you don't have
to pay for if you're in prison I would imagine.  So possibly he's getting
of very lightly here with just the £7,000 "bill"?  Gosh! 
Just think of all he saved on utilities like gas & electric!  I'd
better not give the MOJ any ideas, eh?



Here's an idea, why not get the person who reported the phoney charges to pay
the £7,000?  Maybe another £100,000 too, to Mr. Blackwell for all of the
heartache caused to both he and his family?