A father who has spent 14 years in prison for stealing a mobile phone has been transferred from a secure forensic psychiatric hospital back into prison despite concerns about deteriorating mental ...

A fresh investigation into the case of Jeremy Bamber, convicted of murdering his family in 1985, has revealed ‘significant evidence’ and police failings that may indicate he was wrongly convicted. A ...

A particular challenge for investigating and prosecuting reported sexual offences is the absence of forensic incriminating evidence. This is particularly so in non-recent cases reported weeks, months, ...

The lawyer who represented the Birmingham Six told a packed meeting in parliament that history had repeated itself with the wrongful conviction of four young Muslim men in 2017. Gareth Peirce was ...

Leading experts have spoken to the Justice Gap about concerns over the safety of the conviction of Lucy Letby. Media restrictions pending a second trial of the former neonatal nurse prevented ...

A former police officer claiming to be wrongly convicted of an assault that took place at a police station has accused the Criminal Cases Review Commission of ‘delaying action for years’ despite a ...

Since reporting restrictions were lifted following the trial, and re-trial, of Lucy Letby, concerns, doubts and speculation as to her guilt have emerged. Letby remains behind bars at HMP Bronzefield, ...

In 2006, following six tragic self-inflicted deaths at Styal prison within one year, the government commissioned the Corston Report. Baroness Corston and her team explored the underlying reasons why ...

Cognitive bias in the justice system is ‘widespread’ and ‘hidden’, according to a new research paper which argues that it is more difficult to deal with than the ‘easy to detect’ intentional bias of a ...

More than 100 lawyers turned out to support Rajiv Menon KC at the Old Bailey today, Thursday 3rd September 2026. Photo credit ...

Lawyers who represented the men and women wrongly convicted of the Birmingham and Guildford pub bombings this week warned about a return to ‘the bad old days’, called for ‘a complete reconstruction’ ...

The miscarriage of justice watchdog has suffered the ‘biggest cut’ of any part of the criminal justice system since 2010 and its caseload has more than doubled over the same period, according to a ...