Wrongly convicted people will no longer pay living costs for time spent in prison

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People who are wrongly convicted of crimes will no longer be made to pay living costs for the time they spent in prison.

The change has been prompted by the case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit.

Sky's crime correspondent Martin Brunt reports.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/andrew-malkinson-man-who-spent-17-years-in-jail-for-crime-he-didnt-commit-wont-have-to-repay-prison-living-costs-12934302

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