'Innocent But In Prison.'

A justice campaigner has warned that there are dozens of innocent people behind bars for crimes they did not commit. Innocence Network UK was investigating 100 potentially unfair convictions, says Dr Michael Naughton, who is a member of this group. He spoke out after Sam Hallam was freed after spending 7 years in prison for the murder of trainee chef Essayas Kassahun in London. Dr Naughton told BBC Radio 4 that the Criminal Cases Review Commission refused to look into some genuine cases when some other "factually guilty" people get off on technicalities. HS&Co are often asked to review potential miscarriages of justice. However, we would only do so on a private fee basis. Ideally, we would prefer to act for suspects from the very beginning of cases to be most effective. We have an exemplary record of achievement at the investigation stage, often getting cases dropped or avoiding a court case.