Through casework & education, we highlight problems with the criminal appeals system. AKA Cardiff Law School Innocence Project. Usual disclaimers apply.
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BREAKING NEWS: We're pleased to announce that the Court of Appeal has overturned Gareth Jones’s conviction – our second successful appeal. Thread to follow shortly, but here's an outline: cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/1401… 1/x
Another article from our Dr Eady on @JusticeGap about the current obsession with mass imprisonment in our society
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'Delusion or no Delusion, Justice is still worth Fighting for' - read the latest piece by our very own Dr Dennis Eady in @JusticeGap
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Dr Eady responds to the recent article by Francis Fitzgibbon KC in @JusticeGap thejusticegap.com/if-justice…
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Another article in the Justice Delusion series by Dr Dennis Eady. He reflects on a few recent political postures and draws a parallel with the mode of thinking employed to sustain miscarriages of justice.
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We have been calling for a change on this for years.
Transcription costs are prohibitive to many prospective appellants -requiring people to pay hundreds to thousands of pounds is unethical. Having a record of the trial proceedings in which you were convicted should be a right.
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Crime victims call for end to 'exploitative' court transcript costs: @BBCNewsnight talks to rape survivor quoted £7.5K for trial transcript; in 2016 we reported one person claiming to be wrongly convicted quoted £19,000 for 3 wk trial. Pic: @otium_Catulle thejusticegap.com/crime-vict…
Brian Buckle was acquitted of sex offences after paying a £500,000 'innocence tax'.
But, 'How many more Brians are out there?' asks Head of Pro Bono, Professor Julie Price, as she gives some statistics to explain the wider context.
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The Justice Delusion
Dr Dennis Eady's take on the media response to the Andrew Malkinson case, and the implications on the wider system and other victims of wrongful convictions.
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We have been indoctrinated to believe that the criminal justice system has integrity and demands fairness and proof.
We never question it; until that moment faced by our clients when they realise we have been suffering under a dangerous misapprehension.
thejusticegap.com/the-justic…
Fuelled by despair, we've decided to launch an initiative exploring one of the most prevalent myths of modern times: Justice.
Welcome to 'The Justice Delusion'.
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'The best justice system in the world', people say.
There is no doubt that there are worse systems and worse police forces in some countries, but what is the evidence base for believing ours is the best?
Do they believe the same of their own systems in Norway, Germany etc?
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Former High Court judge speaks out about how the lack of legal aid is leading to miscarriages of justice: Sir Richard Henriques highlights legal aid 'deserts' and poor quality advice as 'plainly a weakness in system' thejusticegap.com/former-hig…
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Andy Malkinson on the CCRC: “I feel an apology is the least I am owed, but it seems like the very body set up to address the system’s fallibility is labouring under the delusion that it is itself infallible. How many more people has it failed?”
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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A THREAD:
Will Andy Malkinson get compensation?
Until 2006, ‘yes’, without doubt.
Now it’ll be much harder.
The rules have been significantly tightened..ostensibly to stop payouts to people cleared on appeal on technical grounds or those who may have committed the offence.