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Justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law
Sally Halsall, the mother of Alex Henry, who is in prison for murder under the joint enterprise doctrine. Image: Supplied
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law

The Big Issue has spoken to six mothers of children jailed for murder under the joint enterprise act, as well as a lawyer and a Labour MP, about why they believe that the law should be changed so that people are convicted for the crimes they committed – not ones to which they were merely bystanders
Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she's always 'on the brink of panic'
TV

Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she's always 'on the brink of panic'

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Awaab's Law lawyer Christian Weaver
Awaab's law

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

'We've been waiting for this': Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue
Online abuse

'We've been waiting for this': Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Andrea Coomber

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
prisons
Prisons

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway

I started doing crime by age 6. I didn't know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison
Crime

I started doing crime by age 6. I didn't know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison

Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Youth centres

Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates 'a second chance'
wagamama helping prisoners
Prisons

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates 'a second chance'

Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'
Justice system

Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'

Conversion therapy and rental reform: Key policies activists want to see at heart of King's Speech
King's Speech

Conversion therapy and rental reform: Key policies activists want to see at heart of King's Speech

Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon
Scorsese, with DiCaprio, Gladstone and De Niro
Film

Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon

Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out
Illustration of a hypodermic needle
Fight for justice

Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out

'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
Justice system

'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around

Stonewall calls ‘gay cake’ court loss ‘a backwards step for equality’
LGBTQ+

Stonewall calls ‘gay cake’ court loss ‘a backwards step for equality’

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