What happens when a wrongful conviction is overturned, but no one examines how the miscarriage of justice happened in the first place?

APPEAL’s Co-Director, Matt Foot writes Short Cuts, published in the London Review of Books, exploring the limits of the appeals system and asks whether overturning a conviction is enough if the underlying failures are never investigated.

For people affected by wrongful convictions, a successful appeal can be life-changing. But without accountability, transparency and learning, the mistakes that caused the injustice may remain hidden, putting others at risk.

Read Short Cuts in the London Review of Books.