BREAKING: APPEAL client Andrew Malkinson, who spent over 17 years in prison maintaining innocence, granted fresh appeal after DNA hit on alternative suspect

BREAKING: APPEAL client Andrew Malkinson, who spent over 17 years in prison maintaining innocence, granted fresh appeal after DNA hit on alternative suspect   Press release – 24 January 2023 – APPEAL  APPEAL client Andrew Malkinson, who has been fighting to clear his name for almost two decades, has today had his conviction referred for…

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Is our jury system a vestige of white supremacy?

Is our jury system a vestige of white supremacy? Nisha Waller /// 31 October 2022 Pauline and Ashley have been fighting for justice for decades in a case that saw their loved on convcited on a 10/2 jury verdict despite flimsy evidence To be convicted of a criminal offence in England and Wales, a prosecutor…

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The System’s Grim: a wrongful conviction told through art

The System’s Grim: a wrongful conviction told through art This is a personal account written by Cookie (a woman that APPEAL represents) about her collaboration with artist Anne Flynn. The exhibition The System’s Grim was held in Glasgow from 5th-10th June 2022. A few months ago I was contacted by APPEAL to see if I would…

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Briefing: Poverty is not a Crime

Briefing: Poverty is not a Crime APPEAL’s view on why the government must urgently de-criminalise the non-payment of the TV Licence fee – a low-level offence that disproportionately impacts women and those on low-incomes. Read the full briefing by downloading here Download Our Impact Report 2024-25 Impact Report 2024-25 Signs of Hope, Calls for Change…

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Secret Criminal Trials In Urgent Need Of Reform

Secret Criminal Trials In Urgent Need Of Reform What’s more important – bureaucratic efficiency or fairness and justice? Policies from the British government over the last 10 years would strongly suggest the former. One incarnation of this which is in the news at the moment is the single justice procedure. Many are unaware that a large…

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