53 h. ago Man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape hits out at 'insulting' compensation

Andrew Malkinson was wrongly jailed in 2004 for the rape of a woman in Salford and says the state 'stole his life'

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53 h. ago Innocent 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan now in line for £1.3m payout but lawyers say miscarriage of justice changes 'don't go nearly far enough'

The current cap on compensation payments for people wrongly jailed for 10 years or more will rise by £300,000 to £1.3million, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed.

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56 h. ago Man wrongly jailed for 17 years sparks compensation row as lawyer hits out

Ministers have announced that victims of justice who are wrongly imprisoned for 10 years or more in England and Wales could get up to £1.3million in compensation

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7 d. ago Wrongly jailed Malkinson hails benefits rule change, but will continue fighting

The 59-year-old, who served 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, says he remains determined to tear down the system that failed him.

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7 d. ago Man wrongfully jailed for murder he didn't commit hit with £37,000 bill for prison room

Michael O’Brien was wrongfully jailed for the murder of newsagent Phillip Saunders in 1987.

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9 d. ago Post Office 'has blood on its hands' as Horizon scandal report finds at least THIRTEEN people may have taken their own lives

Around 1,000 branch managers were prosecuted, 236 went to jail, and thousands more were wrongly accused over shortfalls in their tills caused by Horizon.

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3 w. ago Jill Dando murder major update after bombshell tips as police slammed

Sister of man wrongly jailed for Jill Dando's murder calls for the investigation to be reviewed by another force after Sir Mark Rowley dismissed evidence implicating the Serbian Security Services.

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3 w. ago Jill Dando murder major update after bombshell tips as Met Police slammed

Sister of man wrongly jailed for Jill Dando's murder calls for the investigation to be reviewed by another force after Sir Mark Rowley dismisses evidence implicating the Serbian Security Services

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