Emma Slater

The Miscarriages Of Justice That Have Involved Prison Informants

A Bureau investigation reveals that some of the worst miscarriages of justice in history have arisen when prison informants give false testimony as a result of powerful incentives offered by the police and prosecution. The Bureau looked at all murder cases referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an independent […]

Emma Slater
By Emma Slater
This March 18, 2011 file photo shows razor wire circling the inmate garden at the Josephine County Jail in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

A Bureau investigation reveals that some of the worst miscarriages of justice in history have arisen when prison informants give false testimony as a result of powerful incentives offered by the police and prosecution. The Bureau looked at all murder cases referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an

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The Supergrass Deals That Slash Life Sentences For Murder To Just Three Years

Murderers, armed gangsters and international drug dealers are among the serious offenders having their time in prison cut by up to 90% in return for turning ‘supergrass’, an investigation by the Bureau for the BBC’s Panorama has found. Such rewards have been given despite the fact that on a number of occasions, the informer’s reliability […]

Emma Slater
By Emma Slater
This Dec. 22, 2011 photo shows a typical single-inmate jail cell. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department )

Murderers, armed gangsters and international drug dealers are among the serious offenders having their time in prison cut by up to 90% in return for turning ‘supergrass’, an investigation by the Bureau for the BBC’s Panorama has found. Such rewards have been given despite the fact that on a number of occasions, the informer’s reliability has

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Terror In Sudan: Bashir’s Second Genocide

Tonight’s Unreported World, the first of a new series, gives a horrifying insight into the atrocities committed against the people of Sudan by their government. President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, is waging an unrelenting genocidal campaign against civilians in the south of the country, killing thousands […]

Emma Slater
By Emma Slater
In this Wednesday, March 28, 2012 photo, Sudanese soldiers investigate the scene after South Sudan said it has pulled out its troops from a contested area along the border with Sudan shortly after clashes between the two countries' armies sparked fears of a return to war in Heglig, Sudan. Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and South Sudan's army erupted Monday afternoon, but the two sides disagree on how the fighting started. The south says Sudan bombed its positions and then sent in ground troops. Sudan said the south started the fighting. (AP Photo)

Tonight’s Unreported World, the first of a new series, gives a horrifying insight into the atrocities committed against the people of Sudan by their government. President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, is waging an unrelenting genocidal campaign against civilians in the south of the country,

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