Topic
Wrongful Incarceration
467 published works
The Justice Gap
Letby book: ‘I used to think to put someone away for murder, you need actual evidence’
By Jon Robins
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…
The Justice Gap
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…
Clio Blog
How Legal Technology is Changing the Path to Exoneration
By Clio Team
The reality of wrongful conviction cases The National Registry of Exonerations has documented nearly 4,000 wrongful convictions in the United States since 1989. That figure includes only cases that resulted…
delaJusticia.com
Reflexiones sobre la millonaria indemnización del Supremo para el inocente que pasó 15 años en prisión
By JR Chaves
Hay condenas penales justas y condenas penales injustas. Suelen resultar injustas a los ojos del condenado, pero mucho más injustas resultan cuando así lo admite el propio Estado-juez, que condenó…
The Justice Gap
MP raises ‘injustice’ of Birmingham Four case in Parliament
The ‘injustice felt’ for the potential wrongful conviction of the Birmingham Four was raised in parliament by the MP for Birmingham Perry Bar, Ayoub Khan, during a debate about government support for West…
The Justice Gap
New documentary reveals evidence that could prove Jeremy Bamber’s innocence
A new documentary reveals crucial evidence that could help to prove Jeremy Bamber’s innocence. Jeremy Bamber, who is now 65, was convicted in 1986 at Essex Crown Court for murdering…
The Justice Gap
Paul Quinn sentenced to 24 years for ‘evil’ crime Malkinson went down for
The man found guilty for the shocking rape that saw Andrew Malkinson wrongfully convicted has been sentenced. Paul Quinn avoided justice for the attack for 23 years, 17 of which…
The Justice Gap
Fifteenth Ridgewell case referred to Court of Appeal by CCRC
By Craig Perry
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred its fifteenth case of possible historical wrongful conviction to the Court of Appeal related to investigations conducted by convicted police officer Derek…
The Justice Gap
Bishop takes her fight on behalf of the wrongly convicted to the Lords
By Jon Robins
A bishop has pledged to champion the rights of the wrongly convicted in her maiden speech in the House of Lords. The Right Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell highlighted the problems…
The Justice Gap
Post Office decision to contest Capture appeals ‘an insult’ to victims
The Post Office is contesting appeals against potential wrongful convictions based on the dodgy Capture accounting software, despite telling MPs in January that they’d like to see these convictions overturned…