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

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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/10/wrongfully-jailed-men-england-and-wales-compensation-law

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Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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.

What a shit show of a legal system.

What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

How does being cleared not constitute proof of innocence, if they’re not guilty they must therefore be innocent beyond reasonable doubt, no? Or do we live in topsy turvy land?

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