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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

Living costs for wrongfully convicted prisoners unfair, Sunak says

PA Wire

Rishi Sunak believes it is unfair that prisoners who were wrongly convicted should have to pay back living costs for their time locked up, Downing Street has said.

It comes amid concerns that a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit faces deductions from any compensation for his board and lodging.

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