Here's a little bit of good news:

After the uproar about recently freed & wrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson being charged for food & lodgings for the two decades he was wrongly imprisoned, guidance (put in place in 2006) that such costs should be deducted from compensation for miscarriages of justice, has been removed.

Those successfully securing release & gaining compensation will now not also have to pay for the privilege of being banged up while innocent.

Good sense prevails (finally!)

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nostr:npub1g0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msp3tvm4 I was really astounded when I heard about that. I don't think it had ever really been highlighted before but as soon as it was widely known, there was no way it was going to continue.

nostr:npub1g0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msp3tvm4 What would happen in the hypothetical situation the compensation is less than the costs? They get billed for incarceration?