An Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC, about the rejection of Robin’s Garbutt’s application
Helen Pitcher Posted by registered post to Helen Pitcher, 17 May 2022. An Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, Criminal Cases Review...
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Book: Criminal Cases Review Commission: Hope for the Innocent? by Michael Naughton
Click here to order on Amazon. Synopsis This book, now in paperback, focuses on the world’s first publicly-funded body to review alleged...
CCRC in the dog house?
In this article, Bill Robertson explores allegations of CCRC failures in its review of the convictions to brother and sister, Paul and...
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CCRC Watch: Can we transform the current miscarriages of justice ‘lapdog’ into a genuine ‘watchdog’ body that can truly assist innocent...
“Your application to the Commission begins with a presumption of guilt, not innocence”
In this article, Bill Robertson reports on a further FoI request to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the last resort for...
Westminster Commission, Miscarriages of Justice: Please forgive me, but I won’t be holding my breath
This article was written by Dr Michael Naughton, Reader in Sociology and Law, University of Bristol, and CCRC Watch Editor-in-Chief....
Criminal Cases Review Commission must be reformed, say campaigners
This article is republished on CCRC Watch 10 years after it first appeared in The Guardian. It is as relevant today as the day it was...
The failings of the Criminal Cases Review Commission in the case of Mark Osborne
My name is Julie Major, I am an NHS worker and an online law degree student with the Open University. I am advocating for my friend Mark...
Why the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is no champion of justice
When the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was announced, following a recommendation of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice...
Is the CCRC implicated in 36 years of deception in the case of Jeremy Bamber?
In this detailed evaluation of the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s (CCRC) handling of Jeremy Bamber’s 2004 failed appeal, Bill...
Has anyone at the CCRC got the time, please?
In this article, Michael Naughton responds to the findings from a Freedom of Information (FoI) request that the Criminal Cases Review...
Does Jeremy Bamber have a human right to be released from prison with immediate effect?
The recent application to the miscarriage of justice watchdog on behalf of Jeremy Bamber is based on 347,000 sheets of newly disclosed...
Should ex police officers be allowed to work as Case Review Managers at the CCRC?
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is the only avenue open to alleged victims of wrongful convictions who wish to challenge...