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	Justice Action Australia - Home
		Justice Action is a community-based organisation comprising criminal justice and prison activists.
		Justice Action sees restorative justice and mentoring as the way forward with social problems.
		JUSTICE ACTION representing convicts in the host Penal Colony of Australia, having regained their right to political expression in the High Court of Australia last week, now exercise that right of political expression.
	www.justiceaction.org.au (543 words)

	Miscarriage of justice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A miscarriage of justice is primarily the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime that he or she did not commit.
		The risk of miscarriages of justice is one of the main arguments against the death penalty.
		Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi By December 2005, the SCCRC is expected to rule on whether there has been a miscarriage of justice in Megrahi's case (his appeal [2] against conviction for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing was rejected in March 2002) and whether to allow a fresh appeal to the High Court of Justiciary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miscarriage_of_justice (3249 words)

	Miscarriages of Justice Organisation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Miscarriage of Justice Organization (MOJO) is a charity dedicated to human rights and to changing the criminal justice system in order to reduce the number of miscarriages of criminal justice and increase the level of professional after-care for victims.
		The Miscarriage of Justice Organisation is a voluntary sector non profit making organisation and a registered charity.
		The general public becomes aware of MOJO's involvement in a case during the final stages of the appeal process or when there is a high profile involvement (for example, in the case of the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando and subsequent conviction of Barry George).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miscarriages_of_Justice_Organisation (199 words)

	Michael Naughton's speech to Miscarriage of Justice Day meeting, October 2003
		There are also the potential miscarriages of justice that result from charge, plea and sentence ‘bargaining’ and the so-called ‘parole deal’ that induce innocent people to accept their guilt for criminal offences that they have not committed.
		The common view of a miscarriage of justice victim is of a person who is wrongly convicted for a crime that they did not, in fact, commit.
		One of the most popular reasons given for miscarriages of justice is that the police and prosecution services are under an enormous pressure, not only from the government but also from the public, to tackle rising crime rates.
	www.unitedagainstinjustice.org.uk /perversion.html (2047 words)

	JiE: Miscarriage of Justice
		Miscarriage of Justice in Algiers = Miscarriage of Justice in The Hague
		The miscarriage of justice results from the fact that the decision is not based on rule of law.
		The lesson that we should learn why we are victims miscarriage of justice in Algiers and in the Hague is that because our people continue to live under jungle jaw in lieu of a modern government characterised by twin principles of rule of law and democratic governance.
	www.justiceinethiopia.net /miscarriageofjustice.htm (14872 words)

	Miscarriage of Justice - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Miscarriage of Justice, wrongful conviction of an innocent person or persons for a crime.
		In Australia and New Zealand, cases where allegations of bias and miscarriage of justice have been made...
		Where complete abolition could not be achieved, reformers concentrated on limiting the scope and mitigating the harshness of the death penalty....
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Miscarriage_of_Justice.html (130 words)

	Hodge Jones and Allen ~ News ~ Draconian changes to Miscarriage of Justice remedies (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The changes to the schemes for compensation for miscarriage of justice and the proposals for future changes to the schemes are a matter of serious concern.
		Much is made of the fact that an average award for a victim of miscarrige of justice is Â£250,000 whereas the average award to the victim of a crime is Â£5000.
		The subtext of these proposals is that victims of miscarriage of justice are somehow less worthy of compensation than victims of crime and are currently overcompensated.
	www.hodge-jones-allen.co.uk /Default.aspx?sID=45&cID=49&ctID=43&lID=0 (595 words)

	INNOCENT - Fighting miscarriages of justice
		Describing the CCRC as the 'paint on the bow of the supertanker which is the criminal justice system', he acknowledged Michael Naughton's contention that all successful appeals should be included as an official acknowledgement of the true number of miscarriages of justice.
		The current Criminal Justice Bill proposes the abolition of a great many safeguards against miscarriages of justice, such as the removal of the right to jury trials if witnesses or jury members are said to be threatened, and admissibility of defendants' previous criminal records.
		He argued that false witness statements are a major cause of miscarriages of justice, as shown by the cases of trawling for witnesses in alleged institutional sexual abuse cases and claims of overheard cell confessions by prison grasses.
	www.innocent.org.uk /news/uai.html (1534 words)

	Links
		MOJUK was founded in 1996 by John O to keep alive stories of those people in prisons (Hostages of the State) nation wide who are campaigning against a miscarriage of justice.
		MOJUK aims to keep an up to date record of Hostages who are campaigning against a miscarriage of justice, and to provide free publicity about cases on the world wide web where it is believed a miscarriage has occurred.
		MAI was set up in 1999 in order to provide support to victims of the criminal justice system, their families and supporters in Merseyside.
	www.justice-for-john-taft.org /links.htm (397 words)

	Miscarriage of justice
		A miscarriage of justice is primarily the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime that they did not commit.
		Where condemned persons are executed promptly after conviction, the most significant effect of a miscarriage of justice is irrevesible.
		Even when a wrongly-convicted person is not executed, spending a decade or two in jail has an effect on the person and their family that is irrevesible and substantial.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/mi/miscarriage_of_justice.html (561 words)

	Justice Minister Concludes That Miscarriage Of Justice Likely Occurred In Steven Truscott Case (Site not responding. Last check: )
		OTTAWA, October 28, 2004 — The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Irwin Cotler, announced today that he has determined “that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred” in 1959 when Steven Truscott, then 14, was convicted of murdering 12-year-old Lynne Harper.
		Accordingly, the Minister, consistent with the recommendations of Justice Kaufman, has asked the Ontario Court of Appeal to hear the case as if it were an appeal of Steven Truscott's conviction.
		When the Minister of Justice concludes that a miscarriage of justice has likely occurred, he can order a new trial, or refer the matter to the Court of Appeal, as he has done in this case.
	canada.justice.gc.ca /en/news/nr/2004/doc_31270.html (387 words)

	APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW - MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Thus, the Minister's decision that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in a case does not amount to a declaration that the convicted person is innocent.
		An application for ministerial review is not meant to be another level of appeal or a mechanism that allows the Minister of Justice to take the same evidence and arguments presented to the courts and to second-guess a decision rendered by those courts or to substitute his or her own judgment.
		It is intended to ensure that no miscarriage of justice occurs when all conventional avenues of appeal have been exhausted.
	canada.justice.gc.ca /en/ps/ccr/report_05/7.html (2353 words)

	Hodge Jones and Allen ~ Miscarriage of Justice Cases (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Every year there are a large number of miscarriages of justice arising from proceedings in both the Crown and Magistrates' Courts.
		We have acted for and are still acting for a number of victims of miscarriage of justice under both the statutory and ex-gratia schemes.
		We then applied on their behalf for compensation for miscarriage of justice and they were accepted onto the ex-gratia scheme.
	www.hodge-jones-allen.co.uk /Default.aspx?sID=778&lID=0 (914 words)

	Minister of Justice Finds Miscarriage of Justice: Refers Murder Case to Quebec Court of Appeal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		OTTAWA, July 12, 2005 – Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced that he has determined that "there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred" in the first degree murder conviction of Andre Tremblay.
		For an application for ministerial review to succeed, the Minister of Justice must, by law, be satisfied, as a threshold requirement, that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred.
		In January, federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Justice released a major new report on the prevention of miscarriages of justice.
	canada.justice.gc.ca /en/news/nr/2005/doc_31574.html (639 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Another Arkansas miscarriage of justice
		They found that in his 1996 documentary, "Obstruction of Justice: the Mena Connection," Matrisciana libeled Jay Campbell, 38, and Kirk Lane, 37, in accusing them and four other law enforcement officials of being implicated as suspects in the murder of the boys and covering up the crime.
		This travesty of a verdict is not justice.
		There will only be justice when the cold-blooded killers of Kevin Ives and Don Henry are tried, convicted and executed for their heinous crime.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=14790 (854 words)

	Amazon.com: Miscarriage of Justice: The Jonathan Pollard Story: Books: Mark Shaw (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The aftermath of this miscarriage of justice is the needless deaths of thousands of Americans through merciless terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, Pentagon, postal stations, media, and more because of heedless American leadership.
		The aftermath of this miscarriage of justice is the needles deaths of thousands of Americans through merciless attacks on the Twin Towers, pentagon, postal stations, media, and more because of heedless American leadership.
		The final image of Miscarriage of Justice is the mental picture of Jonathan wasting away in prison, as a political, pawn of the Reagan-Bush administrations, which busily conducted the covert, illegal Iran-contra operations with terrorists, and of the Clinton presidency, which bestowed a presidential pardon on billionaire financier Marc Rich instead of penniless Pollard.
	amazon.com /Miscarriage-Justice-Jonathan-Pollard-Story/dp/1557788030 (3213 words)

	VDARE.com: Blog Articles > Print > Miscarriage of Justice (Site not responding. Last check: )
		“Justice is weeping”â”there are two kinds of “miscarriage of justice”, the kind where the wrong man is convicted, and the kind where the right man gets away with murder.
		Rideau was released in spite of his guilt, just as Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was released from jail, not because he was not guilty, but because a judge (played by Rod Steiger in the movie) said that the prosecutor should not have mentioned his motive.
		While some police officers may be guilty of de facto racism, a morbid, (if frequently justifiable,) suspicion of African-Americans, it’s pretty clear that the de jure racism is on the other side.
	blog.vdare.com /archives/2005/01/25/miscarriage-of-justice/print (209 words)

	United Against Injustice
		The 2007 Miscarriage of Justice Day public meeting took place in London on 13 October, and was generally agreed to be a great success.
		One of its main and original aims was to establish a National Miscarriage of Justice Day, and to hold a public meeting on that day.
		To highlight the incidence of MoJ’s and expand the public’s awareness of MoJ issues.
	www.unitedagainstinjustice.org.uk (247 words)

	Tardy judge savaged for miscarriage of justice - National - www.smh.com.au
		Acting Justice David Hunt, with whom Justices John Bryson and Roger Giles agreed, said there had been "a substantial miscarriage of justice".
		A further appeal to the Chief Justice, Jim Spigelman, resulted in an assurance that November 26 would be the day.
		Justice Hunt said the delay was "never satisfactorily explained" and "destructive to the quality of the judgement".
	www.smh.com.au /news/National/Tardy-judge-savaged-for-miscarriage-of-justice/2005/04/07/1112815670302.html (612 words)

	Miscarriage of Justice: The Jonathan Pollard Story
		In Miscarriage of Justice, attorney and author Mark Shaw delivers an in-depth portrait of the fascinating case that includes:
		Miscarriage of Justice" follows other books on Pollard by Wolf Blitzer and Elliot Goldenberg.
		Miscarriage of Justice," he chronicles the many irregularities of the legal procedures used against Pollard and Anne.
	members.tripod.com /~hhermon/jpollard/Miscarriage-Mark.htm (1500 words)

	Irish Times Article - State faces huge payout for miscarriage of justice (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The State is facing a massive compensation claim from Mr Frank Shortt after the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday declared a miscarriage of justice in the case of the Co Donegal nightclub owner.
		The presiding judge, Mr Justice Hardiman, said that evidence was invented at that time to address serious weaknesses in the case against Mr Shortt.
		The fact that the court had established a miscarriage of justice based on matters unrelated to Ms McGlinchey's evidence rendered it unnecessary to record any findings on her evidence, it decided.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/front/2002/0801/939757938HMSHORTTONE.html (671 words)

	INNOCENT - Fighting miscarriages of justice
		Theirs was the first of the momentous Irish miscarriage of justice cases which convulsed the criminal justice system and led to a rare royal commission.
		The programme says the prime minister wrote: "I believe that it is an indictment of our system of justice and a matter for the greatest regret when anyone suffers punishment as a result of a miscarriage of justice.
		"There were miscarriages of justice in your husband's case, and the cases of those convicted with him.
	innocent.org.uk /cases/guildford4 (1896 words)

	"Miscarriage of Justice" by Talbot Mundy
		And yet the very newspapers that hourly perpetrate all these injustices and by constant example increase the tendency toward unfairness in the public mind, preach justice, presumably believe in justice, and bemoan the miscarriage of justice when the all too frequent fact is called to their attention.
		For Justice is not mocked, although men mock themselves in ignorance of its unchanging Law.
		The Justice of the Universe does not miscarry, and the Law cannot be bribed, deceived, or flattered.
	www.theosophy-nw.org /theosnw/books/mundy/mundy-6.htm (2806 words)

	GJF Historical Brochure
		The campaign for justice in Greensboro, spanning the years 1979 through 1985, was an important battle in the fight to safeguard our constitutional rights to speak and congregate, and to defend those who dare to organize for economic and racial justice.
		The legacy of the struggle for justice in the Greensboro Massacre is the power of political action in the face of seemingly hopeless tragedy.
		Because the victims took their demands for justice to the streets, into the courts, to City Hall, to Congress, and to jail, a glimmer of justice was seen in Greensboro.
	www.gjf.org /index.php?page=histbro (4550 words)

	Court of Appeal Judgments \| Judgements
		Justice, judgements, court of criminal appeal, miscarriages of justice.
		Lord Justice Judge, deputy Lord Chief Justice, raised the “abhorrent” prospect that mothers may have been wrongly jailed for killing their babies.
		The judge, sitting with Mrs Justice Rafferty and Mr Justice Pitchers, said: “Unless we are sure of guilt, the dreadful possibility always remains that a mother, already brutally scarred by the unexplained deaths of her babies, may find herself in prison for life for killing them when she should not be there at all.
	www.homepage-link.to /justice (211 words)

	Nora Wall miscarriage of justice confirmed
		The Court of Criminal Appeal earlier this month declared a miscarriage of justice in relation to the wrongful conviction of Nora Wall for the rape and indecent assault of a 10-year-old girl in a care home in Waterford.
		Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns said the prosecution which took place and involved the tendering of corroborative evidence by a witness known to be unreliable should not have been brought.
		Mr Justice Kearns said it was now accepted by the DPP that there was significant non-disclosure, including the information that Regina Walsh had made but not pursued an allegation of rape in England and the non-disclosure of her material psychiatric history.
	www.alliancesupport.org /news/archives/000931.html (463 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Miscarriage of justice inquiries soar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		THE body set up to investigate potential miscarriages of justices in Scotland has seen a dramatic rise in its workload in the past year.
		Among the convictions examined by the SCCRC and quashed in the past year was the case of George McPhee, who spent 18 years in prison for the murder in the Black Isle of Elizabeth "Totsie" Sutherland.
		John McManus, of the miscarriages of justice campaign group MOJO Scotland, said the proportion of cases the commission is referring in Scotland was twice the level witnessed in England.
	news.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=972832006 (854 words)

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