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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 liv...

For something they havent done, the very idea of paying once you have cleared your name is really repugnant. the guilty dont 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 dont want to put a sticking plaster on somethi...