Ministers scrap prison living cost deductions from wrongful conviction payments

The transcript discusses the speaker's experience of persuading their kidnappers to release them and mentions the significant amount of time they spent in captivity, totaling 17 years, four months, and 16 days.

What was the speaker trying to convince their captors to do?

• Give them a book

• Allow communication

• Provide food

• Release them

What was the main focus of the speaker's persuasion?

• To gain freedom

• To receive medical attention

• To get better food

• To have a comfortable stay

How long was the speaker held captive?

• 20 years, 2 months, and 5 days

• 15 years, 3 months, and 20 days

• 17 years, 4 months, and 16 days

• 10 years, 5 months, and 10 days

What portion of the speaker's captivity was spent in prison?

• A significant portion

• None of it

• All of it

• A small portion

What does the speaker reveal about their time in captivity?

• It was mostly enjoyable

• It was partly spent in prison

• It was spent traveling

• It was entirely in prison