The Cardiff Three: the long wait for justice

Lynette White, whose murder in 1988 led to three men being wrongly convicted. Photograph: PA It is nearly 25 years since the mutilated body of Lynette White was found in her flat in James Street, in…
PUBLISHED: Sept. 17, 2012
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1481 words)

Reggie Clemons: 21 discrepancies that cast doubt on his conviction

Loading... • Reggie Clemons was not accused of pushing the Kerry sisters into the Mississippi. The main witness against him, Thomas Cummins, testified that he saw a "black hand" push his cousins into…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 21, 2012
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1478 words)

Ian Tomlinson's family faced with two contradictory verdicts

Ian Tomlinson's wife, Julia, and her son, Paul King, arrive at Southwark crown court during Simon Harwood's trial. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA When Ian Tomlinson's family first watched the video…
AUTHOR:Paul Lewis
PUBLISHED: July 19, 2012
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1880 words)

A true horror story: The abuse of teenage boys in a detention centre

"My name's Kevin Raymond Young and I'm 52 years old." There's something desperate about the way Young says it, as if he's clinging to the wreckage of his identity. Young was 17 when he was sent to…
PUBLISHED: April 13, 2012
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4625 words)
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