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I have a son that went to jail for something he didn't do. Because of that he lost his house where his family lived and went heavily in debt. I wanted him to fight it but he said and I quote " I didn't do it so I should be home shortly" of course that didn't happen. How could that happen?
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I don't understand that myself. I know someone who did two years for something he didn't do. He is still paying for it. Thanks to the PO. Myself personally would have fought if I was innocent.
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I would contact an organization like this one.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/
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That's a tough question to answer because that would mess up anyones life and leave very little options to go with. Guess try anything positive that over shadows the negative and drowns it out completely if thats possible
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It is sad to see people go to jail for something they didn't do.. I hate seeing on the news.. Someone accused someone of something and they got 40 years and they are JUST NOW finding out he was telling the truth.. REALLY? It's suppost to be INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY! Get your son a good lawyer and battle it out.. That's ridiculous that people do go to jail for crimes they didn't commit and what's even more stupid is People who didn't do nothing pleading guilty for shorter time.. That just makes you look dumb in the end because That goes on your record for life.. Would you want something on your record you didn't do? It follows you FOREVER! Seems the people that need to be in jail aren't and the people that don't are... HA.. What a crazy messed up world.
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This is a tragedy in our legal system lot of innocent get put away yet guilty can sometimes walk free i guess thats the life we have to deal with. Sorry about your situation good luck. And answering your question of what would you do if you went to jail for something you did not do I guess I would say not much besides tell the truth and never admit... If i am already in jail there are not many options i guess....
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What would you do if you went to jail for a crime you didn't commit?
I'd hope I'd get a cell next to a wall that connected to a sewer system, tunnel out, and make my way to Mexico.
I have a son that went to jail for something he didn't do. Because of that he lost his house where his family lived and went heavily in debt. I wanted him to fight it but he said and I quote " I didn't do it so I should be home shortly" of course that didn't happen. How could that happen
Umm...what was he accused of? Back story plz! This seems important!
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I would get the best attorney possible and fight, fight!!!!!
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I would try and call a good lawyer
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Get myself a good lawyer, a whole lot of praying, and if / when I am exonerated sue the pants off those that falsley accused me and the state that tried my case. Making sure that they understand that this type of activity will not be tolerated.
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id get a lawyer real fast if i went to jail for a crime i did not comit
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This happened to my daughter, we are not rich an we spent over $150,000.00 on lawyers. They kept putting it off. or over 2 1/2 years they kept putting the case off. Her father was in an accident at work, he is now permanently disabled an on SS Disability. We went in to court yet again, and she stood up an told them she wanted to plea out since the family was losing the home etc. ,and were broke. The judge said since she had drawn this out so long she gave her the maximum sentence. The lawyer had just asked for another large sum of money to appear again in court. She had been told by the DA that they would lower charges to misdemeanor and time already served. That didn't happen. Finally after serving 4 years she was released. After being out for 2 years 11 months they pick her up again, along with her 11 month old baby and reincarcerate her for 10 months, because they think they calculated wrong and let her out too soon. She has been out for a year and a half now. They put her back on the entire probation period again, even though through everything she has cooperated completely, was a model prisoner and saved the life of one of the guards, because she was the only one in the prison that knew CPR. Oh yes, and when they put her back in she was 2 months into a high risk pregnancy. The person who said she had did the crime has since change his story yet again, meanwhile she has this on her record. for at east 5 more years before we can have it removed. The judge who was running for higher office has now lost 2 times even with her platform of being strong on crime. If we had been very rich this would have went away. She was the 4th judge on this, they kept stepping aside. It was also the 5th DA because as they said they did not think they had enough to go to trial. Yes, the judicial system is really screwed up. We cannot sue until she is off of probation, otherwise we were told that she might have to go back to prison for the duration of that trial. While she was in prison, we met a lot of people who it was insane that they were in prison. But I will talk about that another day.
We had a lawyer the whole time (Lawyer of the year in our State).
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why would i even want to think about going to jail
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I would go hysterical if everyone agreed to say ic that could be a negative or hostile decision making :crybaby2: :peace: :heart: :star:
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The only thing I could do!! Be truthful, try to prove my innocence and pray! A good attorney would also be a must I guess.Hope I never have to find out!
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There are certainly people in prisons and jails that are not guilty of what they are charged with. However I think that is a pretty small percentage of the incarcerated. The more likely scenario is that of guilty people being on the streets when they really should be in lock-up!
I can't address an individual's situation without all the facts, but if one is charged with a crime and are innocent they are foolish not to fight the charges, unless of course there are OTHER underlying issues that might surface and prove out as even more problematic.
The justice system is not perfect, not by a long shot, but it is the best one on this planet! 'Innocents' that get involved in the criminal arena typically are 'close to the crime', enough so that they cannot be deemed as 'innocents' by those that deal with the dregs of society on an everyday basis. That of course does not make it OK, but people have personal choices of who and what they associate with.
Best of luck to those that find themselves in dire straits and truly are innocent!
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I have a son that went to jail for something he didn't do. Because of that he lost his house where his family lived and went heavily in debt. I wanted him to fight it but he said and I quote " I didn't do it so I should be home shortly" of course that didn't happen. How could that happen?
i would not b to happy about it & b thinking how this happend .
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I would have fought that one to the death and then filed a law suit against the justice department for accusing me of a crime I didn't commit. There most have been a reason why he was a suspect. They don't just pick anyone up. Life is not TV. :dontknow:
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I was accused of something I did not do. and was locked up.....people can have you arrested on a lie.....what happened to innocent until proven guilty...it's all about the money in the system these days........charges were later dropped, but I was humiliated....I still pray she goes to jail one day to see how it feels.....
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Honestly, I wouldn't know what to do.
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I'd probably lose my mind. :(
I am guessing it would be a pretty helpless feeling, totally dependent on someone else who believes you, to get you out. Awful.
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What would you do if you went to jail for a crime you didn't commit?
I'd hope I'd get a cell next to a wall that connected to a sewer system, tunnel out, and make my way to Mexico.
I have a son that went to jail for something he didn't do. Because of that he lost his house where his family lived and went heavily in debt. I wanted him to fight it but he said and I quote " I didn't do it so I should be home shortly" of course that didn't happen. How could that happen
Umm...what was he accused of? Back story plz! This seems important!
It was for child molestation. The girl lied because she wanted my son to adopt her and he wouldn't because she had a mother. so when the officers picked him up and took him to he station they told him if he went to court that and found guilty he would serve 45 years. so they told him to say he did it and he could go home which was a lie. As soon as he signed he was jailed for a 6 year sentence. by the way there was no evidence and was told by a lawyer that if he hadn't signed that paper he wouldn't have gone to prison at all. I heard that girl did it to many men. but the last one challenged her and after that she moved.
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I have a friend who spent a year in jail because he was falsely accused of committing a specific crime. He wrote letters and demanded a new trial
where certain people could testify to his innocence. I would also write letters, if I were in that situation, because when I write I'm able to make my
point without being emotionally involved. Tell him to stand up for himself and be willing to communicate. Never, never, never give up when it come's
to revealing the truth and maintaining your freedom. :heart:
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that sad they pick the wrong one all time how about the one that need to be in jail lol ??? ??? ???
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Pray. That is all I can think of to do. If I were in your situation that's all I could do. I don't have the funds to get the best lawyer - I would seek all other means. Research organizations to help. When all else fails - keep on praying. I'll add your son to my list of people to pray for. I hope he finds justice soon.