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Twelfth conviction linked to corrupt officer Derek Ridgewell referred to Court of Appeal
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred the 1977 conviction of Errol Campbell to the Court of Appeal, marking the twelfth case tied to discredited British Transport Police officer DS ...
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Remembering Paddy Hill: ‘He spoke the truth – whether you liked it or not’
An event marking the 50th anniversary of the series of landmark wrongful convictions known as the ‘Irish cases’ – the Birmingham Six, Guildford Four and Maguire Seven – will take place at the House of ...
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Welcome to the Justice Gap podcast.
Frances Crook believes ‘politicians are still stuck in the 1950s’ when it comes to our criminal justice system. For 35 years, she has been at the helm of the Howard League for Penal Reform, trying to ...
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‘Partly excellent, partly abysmal’: 20 years of the CCRC
Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...
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Prison Inspection finds concerns over violence and drug use at HMP Durham
A report from an unannounced inspection of Durham Prison in January 2025 has highlighted serious concerns over prisoner welfare including a 60% rise in prisoner-on-prisoner assaults. The Chief ...
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Andrew Malkinson to finally receive initial payout, becoming one of tiny number of wrongfully convicted to be compensated
Andrew Malkinson is to receive an initial ‘six-figure’ compensation payout from the government after suffering one of the worst miscarriages of justice in modern times, becoming one of a tiny handful ...
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CCRC investigator workloads more than doubled since 2010
The average workload of investigators at the troubled miscarriage of justice watchdog has more than doubled since 2010 and, in at least one case, was closer to four times the average, according to new ...
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Anne Flynn Scott Jenkins and Euan McIlvride
Anne Flynn Scott Jenkins and Euan McIlvride 15 Jun Miscarriages of Justice ...
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MI5 admit lying in court about violent neo-Nazi agent
The intelligence agency MI5 lied to three courts in order to protect an undercover agent, a neo-Nazi who attacked his girlfriend with a machete. The BBC has revealed that the agency lied in court to ...
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British government is ‘very likely’ breaching IPP prisoners’ human rights, according to UN torture specialist
UN Special Rapporteur Dr. Alice Jill Edwards has condemned the indefinite detention of prisoners under the UK Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) scheme, reporting the scheme as ‘cruel, inhumane ...
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Record number of asylum seekers died in Home Office care in 2024
51 people died in Home Office accommodation last year, a Guardian freedom of information request has revealed. This is a substantial increase from 11 deaths in 2023. The Home Office initially claimed ...
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Dilapidation and poor hygiene detrimental to progress at Young Offenders Institute
A recent unannounced inspection of HMP/YOI Standford Hill by the prisons watchdog raised concerns about hygiene, healthcare, and prisoner welfare but praised the prison for safety, quality of life, ...