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Review of courts system aims to tackle inefficiencies amid historic backlogs
A major new review of the criminal courts system is being initiated to tackle delays and inefficiencies amid historic backlogs. Sir Brian Leveson, former judicial chief for criminal justice, is ...
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CCRC chair finally quits and claims to have been ‘scapegoated’
Andrew Malkinson has called for further resignations in the leadership team at the miscarriage of Justice watchdog after its chair finally stepped down claiming to have been ‘scapegoated’. In an ...
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Prisons watchdog says drones delivering weapons to prisons pose a ‘threat to national security’
The head of the prisons watchdog has called for ‘urgent action’ to tackle the ‘threat to national security’ posed by drones bringing contraband into prisons. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie ...
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‘A clear miscarriage of justice by a judicial system that can’t manage stats and scientific evidence’
A former government minister has told MPs that he believes Lucy Letby is ‘a clear miscarriage of justice’ whilst casting doubt on the ability of the courts or the miscarriage of justice watchdog to be ...
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The long walk to justice
The recent quashing of Teina Pora’s murder conviction and payment of $2.5 million compensation for the 20 years he served in jail, raises questions about how often the New Zealand justice system is ...
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‘I didn’t believe that you could get put in prison for a crime if you didn’t do it’
Murder is to intentionally take another’s life. For such a heinous crime there must be an equally severe punishment. Something to hurt the perpetrator, deter others and protect society from further ...
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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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800 years of additional time imposed on prisoners for breaking rules
Almost 800 years of additional time imposed on inmates for rule breaking last year has exacerbated overcrowding, resentment and safety issues in prisons, a leading charity has warned. Report by Piers ...
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An affront to justice
Back in the 1970s and 1980s, there were only a limited number of ways to mount an effective challenge to a conviction, especially once the Appeal Court had rejected any approach on traditional grounds ...
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Prisons charity calls for radical transformation of ‘life and death’ prison officer roles
A prisons charity has called for the ‘radical transformation’ of the role of prison officers in the face of systemic staffing issues and increased numbers of prisoners serving long sentences. The ...
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Horizon Inquiry sees closing submissions
The Post Office Horizon Inquiry concluded with submissions from lawyers representing the sub-postmasters, former Post-Office CEO Paula Vennells, and the Post Office itself. Lawyers representing the ...
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Crumbling prisons plagued by disrepair and infestations leading to ‘dangerous’ and ‘unhygienic’ conditions
Prisoners are being forced to live in ‘appalling and sometimes inhumane’ conditions according to a new investigation into the ‘crumbling’ prison estate. It has found that conditions in prisons across ...