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Louise Shorter Appearance at Leeds Festival of Ideas
(Posted on 14/09/23)Inside Justice founder and investigative journalist Louise Shorter will be appearing at the Leeds Festival of Ideas later this month. Louise will host a panel of other criminal justice experts such as Mark Williams-Thomas and Dr Coltan Scrivner as well as Richard McCann and actor, Gemma Whelan. The panel will explore our nation’s morbid curiosity, asking why our collective fascination with true crime productions is driving ratings... Read more...
BBC Expert Witness Programme features IJ case
(Posted on 25/08/23)A new BBC Expert Witness programme gives viewers a never-before seen look into the forensic evidence which helped overturn the wrongful convictions of Patryk Pachecka and Grzegorz Szal. Both men had been found guilty of a murder they did not commit in London, 2017. Siobhan Grey KC, Libertas Chambers, came to Inside Justice for help and through our charity, found Jo Millington (pictured) - an Advisory Panel member and blood pattern analyst... Read more...
Living costs deduction scrapped for wrongly convicted
(Posted on 06/08/23)Living costs deduction are to be scrapped for those who are wrongly convicted. It was confirmed today by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk that the rule would be scrapped, calling it a "common sense change which will ensure victims do not face paying twice for crimes they did not commit". He told the BBC: "Fairness is a core pillar of our justice system and it is not right that victims of devastating miscarriages of justice can have deductions... Read more...
Inside Justice Fundraiser: 5 Marathons in 5 Days
(Posted on 02/08/23)Our head of casework Nora Holford is taking on a challenge of a lifetime by completing five marathons in five days this September in a bid to raise funds for Inside Justice. Nora is headed to Kenya to complete the 'For Rangers Ultra' run is a 230KM self-sufficient ultra marathon through the safari. We are so proud of Nora for taking on this incredible challenge and will be cheering her on all the way. If you want to support... Read more...
Andrew Malkinson Conviction Quashed
(Posted on 26/07/23)A man whose rape conviction has been overturned after a 20-year fight for justice has said the past two decades felt like he had been "kidnapped by the state". Andrew Malkinson was jailed in 2004 for the attack in Salford and served 17 years in prison for a crime despite always maintaining his innocence. His case was referred to the Court of Appeal in January after another male's DNA was found. Mr Malkinson, 57, said... Read more...
New book reveals miscarriages of justice are a 'feature' of global criminal justice systems
(Posted on 04/07/23)A new book called 'Murder, Wrongful Conviction and the Law: An International Comparative Analysis,' edited by Jon Robbins, has been published. The global study draws on a wide range of wrongful conviction cases from 14 experts, who reveal the ‘institutional reluctance’ of criminal justice systems to admit mistakes. ’Every country’s criminal legal system makes mistakes,’ writes Jago Russell in the book’s concluding... Read more...
