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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Wrongfully jailed men call for change to England and Wales compensation law

Oliver Campbell and other people outside court building holding banner saying: Demand Justice Now for Oliver Campbell Fighting for Justice since 1990
Supporters join Oliver Campbell, centre, who cleared his name after spending 11 years of a life sentence in jail, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London last May. Photograph: Tayfun Salci/Zuma Press/Cover Images

Three men who have never been compensated for spending between 11 and 38 years in prison for crimes they did not commit, have joined calls for a change in the law in England and Wales.

Even after being cleared, people who spend years behind bars owing to a wrongful conviction have to prove their innocence “beyond reasonable doubt” to qualify for compensation.

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