He did not commit. A man who was wrongly imprisoned for rape has welcomed a government decision to scrap rules which meant people who had been cleared by the courts could be charged for living costs incurred injail. Andrew malkinson told the bbc the change was a step in the right direction, but said more needed to be done to support people who were wrongly convicted. Hes been talking to our reporterjoe inwood. He started by telling him how he felt when he was first told he had to pay for his living costs whilst in prison out of his compensation. It seems like a sickjoke. I thought what is the justification for paying the Prison Service because they dont treat you well in prison, they really dont. You should lose your liberty, you shouldnt be tortured by them. I thought, to pay these people for doing what they are doing to me is the most sickening, horrifying, repugnant thing i could imagine. When you were speaking and made this point and express yourself so eloquently that there was a
for something they haven t done, the very idea of paying once you have cleared your name is really repugnant. the guilty don t pay. why should the innocent? it is ridiculous. it comes across as sour grapes. now we have overturned your conviction, now are going to take something from you. no, no. i those rules have changed or will change. it is very welcome, yeah. good. a step in the right direction. but there is much more that needs changing, too. you don t want to put a sticking plaster on something that is mortally wounded. needs much more. , , , ., ., ~ more. the news but before you talked of how ou more. the news but before you talked of how you were more. the news but before you talked of how you were having more. the news but before you talked of how you were having to more. the news but before you talked of how you were having to live - more. the news but before you talked of how you were having to live on - of how you were having to live on benefits when you came out. is