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This is a grave wrong that has been allowed to fester for too long

Dame Vera’s public intervention on indefinite jail sentences is an unusual but necessary one, as official redress is long overdue

The Independent UK

Urgent call for PM to end the hidden injustice in British prisons

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Exclusive: As judges begin to overturn indefinite jail terms handed to children and young people – and hundreds more cases are being reviewed – Vera Baird, chair of the miscarriages of justice watchdog, demands that Andy Burnham take ‘wholesale’ action to address the scandal.…

The Independent UK

New suspect named in brutal hammer murders of Lin Russell and young daughter

Michael Stone has been in prison for 29 years for the crimes

The Independent UK

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The Guardian view on the Criminal Cases Review Commission: after Malkinson errors, trust must be earned back

Editorial: A review ordered by Vera Baird should help the body tasked with identifying miscarriages of justice to rebuild itself

The Guardian - UK

Levi Bellfield to have DNA test in connection with Lin and Megan Russell murders

Exclusive: CCRC will test serial killer as part of inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of 1996 murders

The Guardian - UK

Criminal Cases Review Commission told to urgently improve after Malkinson failings

Watchdog criticises ‘lack of proactive, effective casework quality assurance’ but says CCRC ultimately fit for purpose

The Guardian - UK

Miscarriage of justice watchdog urgently ordered to improve in wake of Andrew Malkinson scandal

Inspectors were called to the Criminal Case Review Commission following the resignation of chair Helen Pitcher, who departed after failings in relation to the Andrew Malkinson affair

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Teen trapped for 20 years on indefinite jail term should have served 18 months, judges rule

Jay Davis is among six prisoners languishing on IPP jail terms to have their sentences quashed last week

The Independent UK

Church warden jailed for life for murder of lecturer has conviction quashed

Retrial ordered in case of Benjamin Field, found guilty in 2019 of murdering Peter Farquhar, 69, in Buckinghamshire

The Guardian - UK

Cheshire constabulary rejects criticism by David Davis over Letby investigation

Force issues strongly worded rebuttal after Tory former cabinet minister alleges ‘egregious failures’ in call for review

The Guardian - UK

David Davis says Cheshire police made ‘egregious’ failures in Lucy Letby investigation

Conservative former cabinet minister says nurse convicted of murdering seven babies has suffered a miscarriage of justice

The Guardian - UK

Expert witness in Lucy Letby trial did not reveal hospital investigation into his medical work

Cheshire police and CPS say they were not told about inquiry into Prof Peter Hindmarsh before he gave evidence at nurse’s trial

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby case expert witness was under fitness-to-practise investigation during trial

Exclusive: Jury was never told about inquiry into key prosecution witness Peter Hindmarsh, which looked into allegations including of harm to patients

The Guardian - UK

The silencer and the White House Farm murders: is this the evidence that could free Jeremy Bamber?

He has been in prison for 41 years for killing five members of his family – despite no DNA linking him to the crime. New analysis of the crime scene photographs for the Guardian suggests the prosecution’s central argument may have been wrong

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The Conversation

Government has halted controversial policy of destroying court records, investigation reveals

A controversial policy of destroying recordings of trials after seven years is to be abandoned, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has disclosed.

The Independent UK

New evidence claims man was framed for murder of foreign student in Dorset

Dorset Police has said its investigation was ‘thorough, detailed and very complex’

The Guardian - UK

Rate-rigging convictions of five bankers referred to UK appeals court

Referral comes after supreme court overturned convictions of two other traders, Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo

The Guardian - UK

Criminal Cases Review Commission refers indefinite sentences of five men for appeal

Referrals all relate to controversial imprisonment for public protection scheme or its equivalent for children

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The Independent UK

New hope for IPP prisoners as five men held on indefinite jail terms referred to appeal courts

IPP prisoner Luke Ings, who served more than 18 years after he was jailed for robbery and a fight in McDonald’s aged just 17, is among the cases up for review by judges

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Senior Living Entry Fees Are Being Restructured in Several States

For most retirees, the “entrance fee” at a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is the largest check they will ever write. Often ranging from $100,000...

The Guardian - UK

Murder convictions in Moss Side ‘joint enterprise’ case referred to court of appeal

CCRC says new evidence undermines narrative Durrell Goodall, Reano Walters and Trey Wilson were in a gang

The Guardian - UK

The Jeremy Bamber twist: does Britain’s most notorious murderer finally have an alibi?

This week, audio footage was released by the New Yorker magazine, which seemed to exonerate Bamber, who has been in prison for 40 years. Could this lead to his release?

The Independent UK

First convictions linked to Post Office scandal referred for appeal

The case of Patricia Owen was lined up to be referred to the Court of Appeal in July

Evening Standard

First convictions linked to Post Office Capture software referred for appeal

The case of Patricia Owen was lined up to be referred to the Court of Appeal in July.

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say

Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile cases

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