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This must be a turning point in the fight to end indefinite detentions

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Criminal Cases Review Commission is right to refer five IPP prisoners to the appeal courts – Vera Baird’s decision must now be a spur to ministers to finally do the right thing

The Independent UK

Convicted Baby Killer Lucy Letby Believes She 'Will Be Free' as Families Fear Her Murder Sentences Could Fall

Convicted child killer Lucy Letby believes her case could be overturned as a review reopens painful questions for victims' families.

International Business Times 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?

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Witness to 2009 murder ‘told he would be charged’ unless he gave Met a name

Exclusive: Mother of man who testified against Kai Shannon, whose conviction is being examined by CCRC, says police put pressure on her son

The Guardian - UK

First criminal conviction linked to Capture referred to Court of Appeal

An application was made on behalf of Patricia Owen to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Evening Standard

Chief executive of miscarriage of justice review body resigns

MPs had warned in May that Karen Kneller’s position at the Criminal Cases Review Commission was untenable amid heavy criticism of the body.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby case must be 'urgently re-examined', Jeremy Hunt says

The former health secretary called for the Criminal Cases Review Commission to ‘speed up their normally painfully slow process’

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Criminal cases review body ‘must win back trust’ as interim chairwoman announced

Dame Vera Baird KC will carry out an urgent review into the running of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Evening Standard

‘I lost my life’: Man wrongly jailed for five years demands fair compensation scheme

The Ministry of Justice acknowledged his innocence but said Brian Buckle must ‘prove it beyond reasonable doubt’

The Independent UK

Who is Peter Sullivan and why was he in prison for 38 years?

Peter Sullivan’s conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall is believed to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history

The Independent UK

British man jailed for 1986 murder acquitted after 38 years by new DNA testing

Peter Sullivan, now 68, had his conviction quashed after new DNA evidence emerged.

Euronews

Man behind bars for 38 years has murder conviction overturned in ‘UK’s longest-running miscarriage of justice’

Peter Sullivan was convicted in 1987 of murdering Diane Sindall but has maintained his innocence

The Independent UK

Chief accused of ‘half-hearted’ defence of review body after Malkinson case

Karen Kneller defended her position as she appeared before MPs.

Evening Standard

Letby barrister to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence to CCRC

Mark McDonald will visit the Birmingham offices of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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The Independent UK

Lucy Letby barrister promises to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence in freedom bid

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal

The Guardian - UK

Leonard Leigh obituary

Writer, barrister and member of the Criminal Cases Review Commission who investigated claims of miscarriages of justice

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What an expert review could mean for the conviction of Lucy Letby

In today’s newsletter: Will the findings of an independent panel give Letby the opportunity for another appeal?

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby latest: Medical experts ‘did not find any murders’

Letby’s case will be reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The Independent UK

Child killer Lucy Letby’s case to be reviewed by commission

The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from her lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby case to be reviewed by commission to see if she was wrongly convicted

The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from child killer’s lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case

The Conversation

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.

The Guardian - UK

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’

Evening Standard

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

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

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