Guilty
Read The Justice Gap editor Jon Robins’ book Guilty Until Proven Innocent and listen to The Justice Gap Podcast.
Gerry Conlon Book
Richard O’Rawe’s book Name Of The Son: The Gerry Conlon Story, with a foreword by Johnny Depp. Gerry Conlon was an Irish man known for being one of the Guildford Four who spent 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of being a Provisional IRA bomber.
A Client's Experience
The words of MOJO's client Victor Boreman, on his lived experience since his exoneration:
We fight our PTSD
Everyday, 24 hours, no break
It takes its toll..... See Victor's Full Words Here 's
Treatment
All of the victims of miscarriages of justice MOJO has worked with have been diagnosed as suffering with chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which can manifest in mistrust, paranoia, resentment, self-harm, emotional turmoil, alcohol and substances abuse, no interaction, and no self-reliance.
MOJO’s aim is to offer treatment for PTSD at the earliest stage possible post release.
MOJO Community Project
On the 6th July 2022, MOJO Community Project was launched. The aim of this is to bring their clients together and offer them an alternative to commonly encountered feelings of desperation and isolation, and to provide their clients with the required tools to become functioning members of society.
Overturned
“Having your conviction overturned is huge, important and fundamental, but then people are being just thrown out into the world with absolutely nothing because of how they were treated by the state.” by Charlotte Threipland, from the legal charity Appeal.
Miscarriages of Justice Organisation
Outrageous
“When someone is finally released their lives are rubble and they have to just start completely again. No job, no career prospects, no home of their own, and psychologically damaged.” by Charlotte Threipland, from the legal charity Appeal.
. Miscarriages of Justice Organisation
Post Office
Victims of the Post Office scandal and other bigger miscarriage of justice have a separate compensation pot, but wrongfully convicted individuals in lesser known cases receive nothing.