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Nine prisoners held on indefinite jail terms referred to Court of Appeal by miscarriage of justice watchdog

The cases include Carl Lamb, who cut off his own ear with a razor blade in front of a prison officer in protest at his sentence

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Two men arrested by corrupt police officer finally have convictions quashed after 50 years

Ridgewell framed innocent young black men for his own crimes

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Court quashes 1976 theft convictions over link to corrupt London police officer

Christopher Poulter and Kevin Biggs, who died in 2004, exonerated of mailbag theft after new evidence emerged

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

‘Birmingham Four’ lawyers hope spycops inquiry will help reopen case

Undercover officers working for West Midlands ‘special projects team’ planted evidence to convict men, lawyers claim

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13

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 · Aug 9

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 · Aug 9

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 · Jul 26

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 · Jul 16

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 · Jul 11

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 · Jul 1