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Convicting the innocent: how a rotten system ensures miscarriages of justice will continue

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Law Commission proposes reforms on how possible miscarriages of justice are handled

Report also criticises compensation system for people wrongly convicted of crimes in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Raw deal for those who are wrongfully convicted

Letter: Glyn Maddocks and Dr Jon Robins call for the government to repeal the 2014 change to the law on compensation and raise the £1m threshold for payouts

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Wrongly convicted man ‘anxious about losing home’ for receiving compensation

Andrew Malkinson has been awarded compensation for the miscarriage of justice he suffered – but may have to leave his home as a result.

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Has Labour laid the foundations for fixing Britain’s housing crisis?

In today’s newsletter: The government is proposing big investment and sweeping planning law reform, but critics say the goals are unrealistic and inadequate. We recap Angela Rayner’s housing policy

The Guardian - UK

Man wrongly jailed for rape gets first compensation payout

His lawyer called for a £1 million cap on payouts to be lifted

The Independent UK

Wrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson at risk of losing social housing due to compensation law

His lawyer has called for a £1 million cap on payouts to be lifted

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MoJ to pay Andrew Malkinson ‘significant’ sum over wrongful rape conviction

Exclusive: Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison, says he plans to use interim payment to visit family in Australia

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Former solicitor general says miscarriage of justice watchdog is ‘beyond a joke’

Exclusive: Lord Garnier’s comments come after allegations about the ‘absent leadership’ of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

The Guardian - UK

Justice watchdog’s ‘absent’ leadership in disarray before review of Letby case

CCRC staff accuse former chair of ‘insensitive’ memos and incumbent chief executive of having ‘finger off the pulse’

The Guardian - UK

CCRC chief spent public funds on luxury hotels for business courses in France

Exclusive: Justice watchdog’s Karen Kneller enrolled on courses advertised for thousands of pounds at Insead, where CCRC’s then chair held roles

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Lucy Letby Update: Is Britain's 'Worst Serial Child Killer' Innocent? What New Evidence Reveals

New findings regarding Lucy Letby's are making expert's question the validity of her conviction for the deaths of 7 infants.

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The miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing at its only job – here’s how to fix it

The body responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been plunged into crisis. The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), Helen Pitcher, resigned this month following relentless criticism about the way the commission had handled recent cases.

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CEO of watchdog accused of attempt to ‘sanitise’ review of Andrew Malkinson case

Exclusive: sources claim CCRC head, Karen Kneller, fought suggestion problems behind handling of case were systemic

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Andrew Malkinson says miscarriage of justice watchdog should be ‘dissolved’

Exclusive: Man jailed for 17 years for rape he did not commit says CCRC is ‘infected with a culture of denial’

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‘Set up by my own gang’: man convicted of London stabbing in 2009 looks to reopen case

Exclusive: Kai Shannon has always maintained his innocence. There is now growing pressure to re-examine evidence with a former police officer on his side

The Independent UK

Andrew Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after resignation of case review board boss

Criminal Cases Review Commission chairwoman Helen Pitcher quit on Tuesday, claiming she had been made a ‘scapegoat’ in the case.

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Malkinson calls miscarriage of justice watchdog’s ex-head ‘shameless’

Helen Pitcher resigned from the CCRC saying she had been ‘scapegoated’ over Malkinson’s case

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‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns

Mr Malkinson had made repeated demands for Helen Pitcher to be fired.

The Independent UK

2024: The year in review

The year has not been short of dramatic events and developments, and here the PA news agency provides a month by month look back on 2024.

Evening Standard

Criminal Cases Review Commission under fire as Government seeks to remove boss

Legal charity Appeal criticised the body’s failure to publicly acknowledge the move after failings in the Andrew Malkinson case.

Evening Standard

Wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson still waiting for compensation, lawyer says

Andrew Malkinson, 58, was jailed in 2004 until his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in July last year.

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Malkinson says he has been ‘left to rot’ after wrongful conviction quashed

Exclusive: Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail, told he must wait months to learn if he is even eligible for compensation

The Independent UK

Surge in backlog of wrongful conviction appeals at under-fire watchdog

Exclusive: Over 1,000 cases involving alleged miscarriages of justice awaiting permission to appeal

The Independent UK

The star witness now admits he was drunk – so why is Jason Moore still behind bars?

SPECIAL REPORT: After he was tracked down by an investigative journalist, the only witness for the murder of Robert Darby admitted he was drunk and does not know if he identified the right person. Now Jason Moore’s family is mounting a fresh bid for justice after 11 years behind bars,…

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