A man who spent 20 years in prison under an indefinite sentence imposed when he was 17 has been released after a court ruled the sentence was a ‘very serious error’, the BBC has reported. Luke Ings, from Bracknell,
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The uncertain future of the Spycops inquiry
Since the Home Office launched a consultation on ‘The Future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry’ this summer (see my story in Private Eye 1681, p. 38), it has been uncertain whether the statutory public inquiry, currently chaired by Sir John
Court of Appeal to review murder conviction over loss of control defence
A man convicted of murder has had his conviction referred back to the Court of Appeal after the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) found that a jury may not have been given the chance to consider whether he was guilty
UK Terror laws, Palestine Action and lessons from Turkey
At the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 27 September, police arrested 82 people protesting against the proscription of Palestine Action. Among them was Margaret Owen, a 94-year-old human rights barrister. A video of another arrest shows six officers
Probation officers vote on industrial action as thousands of prisoners are released early
Probation officers are voting on industrial action having rejected a 5% pay offer as they have been asked to take on responsibility for ‘tens of thousands of prisoners’ sent into communities under early release schemes.Napo rejected the offer on the
Kent prison adds 247 places as jail overcrowding persists
A Kent prison has completed a new 247-place houseblock as the government expands England and Wales’s prison estate amid continuing pressure on capacity.The new block at HMP Elmley, on the Isle of Sheppey, is expected to receive its first prisoners
Is the CCRC marking out routes to end major injustices?
Two years ago, the CCRC (Criminal Cases Review Commission), the last resort for those who have been unfairly convicted of crimes they did not commit, was often criticised for its failures. The case of Andrew Malkinson had hit the headlines,
Intervention in Supreme Court case warns of implications for domestic abuse related suicide
A case to be heard in the Supreme Court tomorrow could have significant implications for people trying to seek justice after someone has been driven to take their own life after being a victim domestic abuse.The highest court in the
Two more wrongful convictions linked to corrupt detective Ridgewell
Two men convicted as teenagers in a case involving disgraced police officer Derek Ridgewell have had their convictions referred for review, taking the number of people whose cases linked to the corrupt detective have been referred by the Criminal Cases
Two men freed after two decades under indefinite prison sentences
Two men jailed indefinitely as teenagers have been freed after spending two decades in custody, despite minimum terms of less than three years, the Guardian reports.Luke Ings and Liam Bennett had their sentences overturned and replaced with shorter terms at