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Elliot Tyler

United Kingdom
As seen in: Inside Time, Squarespace, The Morning Star, The Canary, The Justice Gap
Civil servant @MoJGovUK. Trustee @LongfordTrust. Patron @KoestlerArts. My posts do not reflect the views of my employer.
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One Man's Battle to be Forgotten

One Man's Battle to be Forgotten

Inside Time — On any street in any city, town, or village, you will find people who have – as part of the trials and tribulations of life – suffered bankruptcy, divorce, alcoholism, drug dependency, dismissal from employment, and various types of disqualification. And in the UK there are 12 million people who have been convicted of a criminal offence. With an adult criminal conviction comes a naming and shaming routine like no other.
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The Legacy of an Advocate of Compassionate Front-Line Probation Practice

The Legacy of an Advocate of Compassionate Front-Line Probation Practice

Probation Quarterly — We were delighted to read the recent announcement that the winner of the first-ever Mike Guilfoyle Prize, an essay competition celebrating the values of probation practice, was a colleague in our own probation region. Having encountered the late Mike Guilfoyle several times at criminal justice events – and having corresponded over email – it is fitting that his legacy as a contributor to the criminal justice field is celebrated in this way.
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Joint Enterprise: Lowering the Bar

Joint Enterprise: Lowering the Bar

Inside Time — Seventy years ago, a man with learning difficulties said a four-word phrase (‘Let Him Have It’) and was subsequently sentenced to death. While that conviction for murder was later quashed, Derek Bentley’s hanging could hardly be reversed. His fate remains a grim reminder that under the legal doctrine of joint enterprise, a set of legal principles originating from Victorian times, a person can be punished by the state for the actions of another.
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Prisons

The Uncomfortable Truth About Prisons

Magistrate Magazine — When I had the first conversation about writing an article for Magistrate, I briefly asked myself if there was any point in sharing my thoughts with a group of people who are often portrayed as having made their minds up about prisoners. I decided to go ahead because I know there is another side to be considered.
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We need to Kill the Bill, but one part of it could be worthwhile

We need to Kill the Bill, but one part of it could be worthwhile

The Canary — The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a huge piece of legislation that's designed to increase the government's control over the people. The so-called police bill's origin, promising a ' smarter approach', claims to deliver on Conservative manifesto commitments to keep the public safe.
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Jimmy McGovern: 'Story first, politics second'

Jimmy McGovern: 'Story first, politics second'

Proof Magazine — Jimmy McGovern knows his prisons: the landings, the noise, the drugs, and their problems. They are all vividly realised in his new drama Time, but what's missing is the soul-sapping tedium of jail life. 'There's no boredom in the drama,' he tells me.
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'Discriminatory' crime crackdown will divide communities, says Liberty

'Discriminatory' crime crackdown will divide communities, says Liberty

The Justice Gap — The government's 'discriminatory' crackdown on crime will 'compound discrimination and divide communities', the human rights campaign group Liberty has said. The plans, which, according to Liberty, could 'funnel young people into the criminal justice system', include the permanent expansion of controversial stop-and-search powers - proven to have a disproportionate impact on ethnic minorities - and the use of high-visibility fluorescent jackets for those completing community service.
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Support for neurodivergent people 'patchy' and 'inconsistent', say justice watchdogs

Support for neurodivergent people 'patchy' and 'inconsistent', say justice watchdogs

The Justice Gap — Half of people entering prison could have some form of neurodivergent condition including autism, brain injury and learning difficulties which impacts their ability to engage, according to a new report by three criminal justice inspectorates which highlights 'serious gaps' in support.
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Not a penny paid out to victims of miscarriage of justice in last 12 months

Not a penny paid out to victims of miscarriage of justice in last 12 months

The Justice Gap — Not a penny has been paid out in the last 12 months in compensation for the wrongly convicted under a scheme that has been accused of ‘compounding the trauma’ of victims of miscarriages of justice. In a response to a freedom of information request made by The Justice Gap, the Ministry of Justice has revealed that no compensation had been awarded in the last 12 months.
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70% increase in number of immigration detainees held in prison post-lockdown

70% increase in number of immigration detainees held in prison post-lockdown

The Justice Gap — Hundreds of foreign nationals are being held in prison in solitary confinement under immigration powers locked in cells for up to 24 hours a day, according to a new report which reveals a massive spike in the number of detainees being held in jails.
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'The Met colonised my life for 34 years', says Daniel Morgan's brother

'The Met colonised my life for 34 years', says Daniel Morgan's brother

The Justice Gap — The brother of Daniel Morgan has accused the Met Police commissioner of putting ‘every possible obstacle’ in the path of progress into the investigation of the 1987 murder and called for her to resign. Alastair Morgan was speaking in the aftermath of the long-awaited report into the unsolved murder of his brother.
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'Too little, too late': Stockwell Six convictions quashed at Court of Appeal

'Too little, too late': Stockwell Six convictions quashed at Court of Appeal

The Justice Gap — Appeal judges yesterday quashed the convictions of three black men nearly five decades ago after the arresting police officer was revealed as corrupt. In February 1972, the so called Stockwell Six were arrested at a south-west London tube station by DS Derek Ridgewell.
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Lawyers urged to 'educate themselves' over endemic racism in the justice system

Lawyers urged to 'educate themselves' over endemic racism in the justice system

The Justice Gap — Criminal defence lawyers were urged to educate themselves at the launch of a guide designed to 'support legal representatives to be antiracist' from acting for clients in the police station through to court.
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The Judiciary is Afraid of Diversity

The Judiciary is Afraid of Diversity

Inside Time — Contrary to popular belief, defendants in criminal trials can come from all walks of life. Some people accused of crimes might have grown up in poverty or spent their childhood rotating around the country’s conveyor belt care system; however, others will have a degree and may have enjoyed the privilege of a private education.
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'The attack on "access to justice" is ideological and deliberate. Austerity is always choice'

'The attack on "access to justice" is ideological and deliberate. Austerity is always choice'

The Justice Gap — There were renewed calls for a statutory right to 'access to justice' to enable people to have legal help without incurring costs that they couldn't afford at the launch of a book on the impact of austerity on the justice system.
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Three-quarters of domestic abuse reports to police are dropped, according to watchdog

Three-quarters of domestic abuse reports to police are dropped, according to watchdog

The Justice Gap — Three-quarters of domestic abuse-related crimes reported to the police are being dropped, according to a watchdog report into forces’ response to the coronavirus pandemic. It revealed that in the year to March 2020, 55% of cases were discontinued and a further 20% were stopped because the police found ‘evidential difficulties’.
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Government 'deeply sorry' for systemic failings on rape

Government 'deeply sorry' for systemic failings on rape

The Justice Gap — The Government has apologised to rape victims for ‘systemic failings’ in the aftermath of a long-awaited review. The Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland, said that victims of rape had been ‘denied the justice they deserve as a result of systemic failings’ and promised overhaul and ‘real improvements’ in the handling of rape cases.
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Asylum seekers were 'falsely imprisoned' in 'detention-like' Napier barracks, High Court rules

Asylum seekers were 'falsely imprisoned' in 'detention-like' Napier barracks, High Court rules

The Justice Gap — The Home Secretary’s decision to use Napier barracks to accommodate vulnerable asylum seekers was unlawful and irrational, the High Court has ruled. The barracks was an unsuitable place to accommodate asylum seekers, the Court said, and contributed to a ‘significant deterioration’ in wellbeing.
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'Swift review' needed of computer evidence in wake of Post Office Horizon scandal

'Swift review' needed of computer evidence in wake of Post Office Horizon scandal

The Justice Gap — A change in the way computer evidence is treated in court is needed in the wake of the Post Office scandal, according to a leading professional body. The BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has called for reform following the Horizon scandal in which more than 700 sub-postmasters were prosecuted.
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Hillsborough officers have no case to answer, rules judge

Hillsborough officers have no case to answer, rules judge

The Justice Gap — Two former police officers and a solicitor have been acquitted of perverting the course of justice in a result that been described as ‘ludicrous’ by the families of the victims. The four-week trial was the result of a 32-year pursuit of a prosecution by the bereaved families.
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Prisoners' discharge grant to be increased to £76 after 26 year freeze

Prisoners' discharge grant to be increased to £76 after 26 year freeze

The Justice Gap — The government has increased the allowance prisoners receive on leaving prison for the first time in more than a quarter of a century to £76. The increase of the discharge grant, which is supposed to help ex-prisoners meet costs in the early days following their release, was just £46 for the last 26 years.
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Australian scientists speak out over 'incredibly dangerous' shaken baby prosecutions

Australian scientists speak out over 'incredibly dangerous' shaken baby prosecutions

The Justice Gap — Australian pathologists have raised concerns about the convictions of a number of men alleged to have shaken their babies to death over concerns about the science behind so called shaken baby syndrome.
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Almost 4,000 prisoners have died as a result of COVID-19 worldwide

Almost 4,000 prisoners have died as a result of COVID-19 worldwide

The Justice Gap — Almost four thousand prisoners have died as a result of the pandemic and more than half a million have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a global report released today which argues 'millions' have suffered because of prison lockdowns.
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Holding Back The Vote

Holding Back The Vote

Human Rights Pulse — It took a long time for the majority of the adult population to receive a vote in British elections. Women were excluded from the electorate for over a century by a controversial definition of voters as 'male persons', and former soldiers were not allowed a say at one point.
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