Andy Malkinson, who served 17 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit, may have to pay thousands of pounds to the prison service for 'board and lodgings', he has said.
The 57-year-old was found guilty of raping a woman in Salford in 2003 and the next year was jailed for life with a minimum term of seven years.
His conviction was quashed by senior judges at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday after DNA evidence linking another man to the crime came to light.
But he has now revealed he may have to pay for the cost of food and accommodation while he was behind bars. The money will be deducted from whatever compensation he receives for wrongful imprisonment.
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