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CCRC Inspection: A ‘Real Possibility’ of Improvement?
(Posted on 11/08/26)The HMCPSI Inspection confirms that the CCRC could still perform a vital safeguarding role, but it also shows that the CCRC is falling flat: it is too often slow, overly process-driven, and insufficiently focused on the legal and evidential issues that matter most in wrongful-conviction cases.The Inspection should be read as both a warning and an opportunity. A post-conviction review body cannot command confidence if applicants with credible claims... Read more...
Conviction returns to Netflix – and our fight for justice continues
(Posted on 23/12/25)Both Conviction: Murder at the Station and Conviction: Murder in Suburbia — featuring Inside Justice’s founder Louise Shorter and members of our pro bono Advisory Panel — are now available to stream on Netflix.These acclaimed documentaries offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how Inside Justice investigates possible miscarriages of justice — work that requires patience, skill, and extraordinary commitment. What viewers... Read more...
Trustee spotlight: Wendy O'Dell Callaway
(Posted on 22/12/25)Inside Justice is delighted to welcome Wendy O’Dell Callaway FCCA as our new Treasurer, a highly respected chartered accountant, humanitarian volunteer, and award-winning true crime podcaster whose personal and professional journey brings rare depth and empathy to our Board.Wendy has run her own accountancy practice for more than 25 years, serving as Finance Director for a range of companies and mentoring trainee accountants who have gone on... Read more...
Inside Justice Case Spotlight: how system failures stole years from an innocent father
(Posted on 10/12/25)The Big Issue this week tells the extraordinary and deeply troubling story of Grzegorz Szal, a man who spent four-and-a-half years in prison for a murder he did not commit. His conviction was overturned after Inside Justice and his legal team uncovered critical evidence showing that the original investigation had gone badly wrong.Yet despite a formal recognition that his conviction was unsafe, Mr Szal has been refused compensation by the Ministry... Read more...
Our Vulnerable Women’s Project and the BBC’s findings: why reform can’t wait
(Posted on 27/11/25)This week’s BBC report from HMP Send highlights a truth that those of us working in the justice system have known for years: far too many women in prison are themselves victims of abuse, coercion, and violence long before they ever commit an offence.As Prisons Minister Lord Timpson candidly observes, many of the women he meets behind bars are “black and blue” - traumatised, vulnerable, and often serving short sentences... Read more...
Calling criminal defence lawyers: Inside Justice needs more appeal specialists
(Posted on 27/11/25)By Jessica Ritchie - Trustee and Advisory Panel MemberInside Justice is an award-winning charity which conducts casework investigations on behalf of people who claim they have been wrongly convicted. Key to the success of the charity is expert volunteer case workers and advisory board members. We need more advisory board members to help us navigate complex legal processes and provide crucial legal advice. You would be joining our phenomenal Advisory... Read more...
