Top Lawyers Call for a Centre to Help Victims of Miscarried Justice Justice: Innocence Punished Justice: Innocence Punished Ministers Accused of 'Neglecting' the Not Guilty After Release
Sunday Herald › September 25, 2006
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THE Scottish Executive has been accused by top legal figures of perpetuating the "national disgrace" of neglecting victims of miscarriages of justice after they are freed from jail.
In an unprecedented step, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Michael Mansfield QC and civil rights solicitor Gareth Peirce have written to the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation Scotland (Mojo) to throw their weight behind its bid to create a residential retreat that would provide support and counselling to wrongly convicted prisoners.See the full content of this document
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Top Lawyers Call for a Centre to Help Victims of Miscarried Justice Justice: Innocence Punished Justice: Innocence Punished Ministers Accused of 'Neglecting' the Not Guilty After Release
Although guilty inmates undergo a Training For Freedom programme which includes phased release, counselling and assistance with employment, housing and benefits, the only help available to those found to...
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