Police Accountability
Andrew Malkinson: Government announces inquiry into wrongful rape conviction
Andrew Malkinson: Government announces inquiry into wrongful rape conviction An inquiry has been announced into one of the worst miscarriages of justice in modern times. Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit. He was declared innocent last month after the Court of Appeal heard allegations of major…
Read MoreAndrew Malkinson was right to expose these ministers. Why do they keep punishing innocent people?
Andrew Malkinson was right to expose these ministers. Why do they keep punishing innocent people? The public outpouring for Andrew Malkinson, after the quashing of his conviction for a rape for which he was imprisoned for 17 years, is now focused on how he will be compensated. Since the release of the Bridgewater Four…
Read MoreWrongly convicted in Britain no longer forced to pay ‘saved living costs’ in prison
Wrongly convicted in Britain no longer forced to pay ‘saved living costs’ in prison People who have been wrongly convicted will no longer have to pay living expenses for the time they spent in prison, the government will announce on Sunday after widespread outrage over the case of Andrew Malkinson. One of Britain’s longest-serving…
Read MoreCasual racism here, evidence fiddling there: all in a day’s work down at the nick
Casual racism here, evidence fiddling there: all in a day’s work down at the nick Why rules on evidence in appeal cases must change If officers are capable of racism, sexual harassment, even rape and murder, would many turn a hair at surreptitiously withholding a document or destroying an exhibit if it means securing a…
Read MoreReport Launch: Cross-party group reveals results of wrongful conviction watchdog inquiry
Report Launch: Cross-party group reveals results of wrongful conviction watchdog inquiry In the Interests of Justice: A Report into the Criminal Cases Review Commission by the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice The Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice launched its report into the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) on 5th March.…
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