The Innocence Podcast

11: The Fight for Compensation 10.02.2024 23:47 ↓

Every week Mark Newby gets letters from people desperate for his help. Those people are behind bars, they say they are innocent and have no way of proving it.

10: Failures in the Justice System 10.02.2024 28:22 ↓

Why does it take so long for someone to prove their innocence? Criminal defence solicitor and former head of the legal charity, APPEAL, Suzanne Gower explains why there are so many people in prison now who are not guilty.  

8: A Massive Mistake 29.03.2023 35:24 ↓

Luis Vargas was in prison for 16 years for charges including rape and kidnap - crimes he didn't commit.  His life fell apart, his wife divorced him, and he thought he had no hope of freedom.  Somehow he managed to hide the fact that he was in prison for rape - because he knew he'd be beaten, even killed by other inmates.  But, with the help of the California Innocence Project, he proved his innoce...

7: Pregnant in Prison 29.03.2023 43:01 ↓

Kristine Bunch was wrongly sent to prison for arson and the murder of her 3-year-old son. She spent 17 years behind bars for a crime she didn't commit.  Pregnant when she was convicted, she describes how horrendous it was saying goodbye to her baby just hours after he was born, making the most of life in prison - and her relentless fight for innocence.  The Innocence Podcast is brought to you by T...

6: The Post Office Scandal 29.03.2023 27:50 ↓

It's described as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK history - more than 700 post office branch managers were given criminal convictions when faulty accounting software made it look as though money was missing from their sites. Tom Hedges was one of those who faced a prison sentence. Kylie speaks to Tom about how his once quiet life turned into a nightmare - and how hundreds of post...

BONUS: The Secret Barrister 27.05.2022 15:11 ↓

Discussing miscarriages of justice with the UK's famous - and anonymous - "Secret Barrister".

5: Life After a Death Sentence 26.04.2022 36:35 ↓

Sonia Jacobs and Peter Pringle are a husband and wife with a bond like no other.