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Miscarriage of justice watchdog chief quits after public confidence ‘badly damaged’

Karen Kneller resigns from Criminal Cases Review Commission, heavily criticised for bungling of Andrew Malkinson case

The Guardian - UK

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

He’s fighting to clear his name for murder he says he didn’t commit. But star witness still hasn’t been contacted

Exclusive: In almost 18 months, the CCRC has failed to speak to a key witness who Jason Moore believes could overturn his conviction. A bishop found him in a matter of weeks

The Independent UK

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‘People think you come out … and live happily ever after. If only.’ The reality of life after wrongful conviction

Paddy Hill spent more than 16 years in prison for murders he did not commit. One of the so-called Birmingham Six who were wrongfully convicted for the Birmingham pub bombings in 1974, he was proof that exoneration and financial compensation do not fix a miscarriage of justice.

The Conversation

Miscarriages of justice more likely due to forensic science crisis, report finds

Inquiry warns of rising risk in England and Wales of biased investigations, wrongful convictions and cases collapsing due to missing evidence

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Malkinson vows to continue campaign for reform after 17 years wrongfully jailed

‘I haven’t finished. I want to change a lot more,’ Mr Malkinson said

The Independent UK

Andrew Malkinson ‘not finished’ fighting for reform after wrongful conviction

The 59-year-old had his conviction overturned in 2023 after years protesting his innocence.

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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

MPs demand ‘root and branch reform’ of Criminal Cases Review Commission and call for chief to step down

The justice committee has warned the watchdog’s leadership has shown ‘has shown a remarkable inability to learn from its own mistakes’

The Independent UK

MPs call on Criminal Cases Review Commission chief executive to resign

Committee says Karen Kneller’s position no longer tenable in damning report on miscarriage of justice watchdog

The Guardian - UK

Legal body chief’s position ‘no longer tenable’, MPs warn

It follows ‘unpersuasive’ evidence from her on the CCRC’s challenges and response to public criticism in April, the committee said.

Evening Standard

Ministers to prioritise compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

Justice minister Lord Ponsonby said he would ‘encourage’ Peter Sullivan, 68, to seek a payout.

Evening Standard

Peter Sullivan was wrongly jailed for 38 years – and it’s not a bizarre one-off

ANALYSIS: The case is a reminder that there are still people in prison who were jailed based on false confessions, Brian Thornton writes

The Independent UK

Thursday briefing: What the case of Peter Sullivan reveals about the system that wrongfully imprisoned him

In today’s newsletter: After almost four decades in jail, the 68-year-old was cleared this week. James Burley from Appeal examines why these failures keep happening

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Peter Sullivan murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail – it would be a mistake to see his case as a bizarre one-off

Peter Sullivan has had his conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall quashed. He is not the Beast of Birkenhead. He is an innocent man who got ensnared in a malfunctioning system that then took 38 years to admit its mistake.

The Independent UK

Exonerated Peter Sullivan faces two-year wait for compensation after spending 38 years in jail

The pensioner could receive a maximum of £1m, which equates to just £26,315 for each year he was wrongly jailed, in a compensation scheme that is ‘not fit for purpose’, a lawyer has warned

The Guardian - UK

More miscarriages of justice ‘inevitable’, says CCRC review lawyer after Peter Sullivan freed

Chris Henley says he expects more wrongful convictions to come to light after 1987 murder case ruling overturned

The Independent UK

More miscarriages of justice like Peter Sullivan ‘inevitable’, top lawyer warns

Chris Henley KC, who led a damning review of the Criminal Cases Review Board, said the appeals system ‘won't face up to the fact’ that mistakes are made

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Evening Standard

Lawyers will support any compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

Peter Sullivan was released from prison yesterday after protesting his innocence for decades.

The Guardian - UK

Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail

Hearing told that DNA evidence found at the scene of Diane Sindall’s murder was not that of the 68-year-old

The Guardian - UK

Miscarriage of justice watchdog had ‘hole at its heart’, committee chair says

Chief executive of Criminal Cases Review Commission questioned by MPs over Andrew Malkinson failings, expensive courses and being ‘absent’ boss

Evening Standard

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

Karen Kneller defended her position as she appeared before MPs.

The Guardian - UK

‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour

When a no-nonsense lecturer set up a radical solution to help free the wrongfully convicted in the UK, he was hopeful he could change the justice system. But what started as a revolution ended in acrimony

The Conversation

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

The following story is the winner of The Conversation Prize for writers, a competition run in partnership with Faber and Curtis Brown. Read more about the competition here.

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

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