A police super complaint has been launched over forces’ ‘systemic failures’ to police image-based sex crimes.The challenge draws on testimony from over 100 survivors, police data from across England and Wales, and input from frontline organisations working with survivors of
The Justice Gap
The Justice Gap is a publication that focuses on issues related to criminal justice, policing, and legal reform in England and Wales. It covers topics such as police surveillance practices, including undercover operations and facial recognition technology, as well as the impact of legal system backlogs on trial rights. The blog also addresses concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in policing and highlights systemic problems within the prison system, particularly regarding women's prisons and related deaths. It features critical perspectives on government policies and advocates for regulatory and legal reforms to improve justice outcomes.
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‘How do you fix 28 years of somebody’s life wrongly taken away?’
A man who spent 28 years in prison after being wrongly convicted twice features in a new series on miscarriages of justice. Justin Plummer, whose case first featured on the Justice Gap, has done his first television interview with actor…
Government drops controversial plan to scrap jury trials
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has abandoned Starmer’s controversial plans to remove the right to jury trials for thousands of Crown Court cases after backlash from lawyers, campaigners, and MPs.The reversal, announced on 4 October, scraps proposals for judge-only trials in…
Hundreds of prisoners released early under new rules
Just 24 hours after new release rules came into effect, hundreds of prisoners have begun leaving jails across England and Wales earlier than previously expected, amid concerns about accommodation and probation capacity.The Ministry of Justice estimated that 700 prisoners would…
‘Kafkaesque’: Colin Norris’s legal team on Court of Appeal
CPS to consider manslaughter charges against 54 people
The Crown Prosecution Service has been asked to consider manslaughter and other criminal charges against 54 people and 20 companies and organisations over the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people.The Metropolitan police said yesterday that it had submitted all…




