Appearing in today’s Mirror is a story concerning our long-standing client, Barry George. The underlying story is of an exoneree who has received no apology and no compensation, and who feels that despite being cleared he continues to live his sentence. This is entirely typical of the experience of exonerees, and highlights the failure of care and support provided to those who have been wrongly convicted and imprisoned.
Not innocent enough…
You can read the original story HERE
Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the passing of the long-in-the-making Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, it is time to take stock of what this “landmark” exercise in law-making actually delivers. The purpose of this legislation, we’re told, is to place the interests of victims at the heart of the […]
From The Guardian online, today, we reproduce the striking findings of research undertaken by our London colleagues, Appeal, into the use of the “joint enterprise” doctrine by prosecutors in England and Wales. Our friends at JENGbA have been tirelessly campaigning about this for years. This is not an issue unique to England and Wales. In […]
MOJO would like to take the time to thank Billy and the members of RMT Liverpool Branch No.5 for affiliating. Their affiliation will go towards supporting and assisting our vulnerable clients in prison and upon release, and their families throughout. MOJO, from it’s inception, has had strong links with the trade unions movement, with especially […]