Admittedly, there are usually significant levels of physical injuries and sickness, especially in long term wrongful imprisonment cases.

FORBES: Wrongful Imprisonment Tax Ruling Stirs Controversy

As a tax lawyer, I believe exonerated prisoners who receive damages for wrongful imprisonment should not have to pay tax on their awards.

FORBES: Wrongful Imprisonment Tax Ruling Stirs Controversy

Khaled al-Masri, who is now suing the CIA for wrongful imprisonment, claims to have been abducted by American agents while on holiday in Macedonia with his family in 2003.

ECONOMIST: So, what��s all the fuss?