A tenth and eleventh case involving controversial indefinite prison sentences have been referred to the Court of Appeal by the miscarriages of justice watchdog.
Dean Mullins was 24 when he was imprisoned for attempted murder and given a minimum term
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A prisoner took their own life every five days according to new ombudsman report
A prisoner in England and Wales took their own life approximately every five days within the last year, according to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s annual report published this month.
The watchdog opened 84 investigations into self-inflicted deaths during 2025-26,
The watchdog opened 84 investigations into self-inflicted deaths during 2025-26,
Letby book: ‘I used to think to put someone away for murder, you need actual evidence’
The author of a new book arguing that Lucy Letby is a victim of a miscarriage of justice believes that her wrongful conviction could be overturned in two years. Speaking at the launch of Reasonable Doubt: Examining the case of
Beyond the ‘killer couple’ narrative: challenging joint enterprise prosecutions of women
The newly released BBC documentary Killer Couple: Love on Trial has remained up top of trending programmes on iPlayer. Are these clicks about the viewers’ interest in questions of justice, or simply another opportunity for the viewer to judge a ‘true crime’ case? Can the latter motivation lead the viewer
Last woman to be hanged in Britain receives pardon, recognising ‘profound injustice’
The last woman to be hanged in the UK has been formally pardoned, her death sentence posthumously commuted for life in prison.
Ruth Ellis was executed at Holloway prison in 1955 after being convicted of the murder of her lover,
Ruth Ellis was executed at Holloway prison in 1955 after being convicted of the murder of her lover,
PROOF #7: Might and fog – the legacy of the Guildford Four
Fifty years after the Guildford bombings, startling new forensic evidence in the case is apparently being sat on by the body set up to investigate it. Ros Franey has been following the case and the subsequent cover-up alongside Alistair Logan
Prisoners locked up 22 hours a day as drugs spread through jails, watchdog reveals
Prisons in England and Wales are still failing to provide basic education, work and training, leaving many prisoners locked in cells for most of the day while drugs and violence continue to destabilise the estate, the outgoing Chief Inspector of
MI5 knew rogue agent was misogynist ‘obsessed’ with violence before he abused his partner
The results of a secret inquiry into MI5 have found serious failings in the way they handled a misogynistic and abusive agent, the BBC has revealed.
MI5 enacted a cover up after one of their agents, a neo-Nazi obsessed with
Who counts as a victim of corruption? The UK High Court is about to decide
On 7 and 8 July, the High Court in London will hear a case that asks a deceptively simple question: are workers who lose their jobs as a direct result of corruption recognised as victims under UK law? The outcome
Michael Stone to receive CCRC forensics tests in latest effort to clear his name
The man convicted of the murder of Lin and Megan Russell in 1996 is to have a new DNA sample taken this week as part of his three decade fight to clear his name. Michael Stone, now 66, was convicted