An innocent man who spent five years behind bars after being wrongly convicted of rape has hit out at the “unfair and draconian” compensation system, warning a miscarriage of justice could happen to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A prisoner behind bars with hands cuffed.Caspar Benson/Getty Images A wrongly convicted man spent more than $600,000 in legal fees ...

A UK dad who spent five and a half years in prison for a crime he did not commit has spoken of the horror he faced — following the release of Peter Sullivan. Sullivan, 68, was freed this week after ...

Brian Buckle was acquitted after DNA evidence used against him at his original trial was found to be flawed Each year, thousands of people in England and Wales are accused of crimes for which they are ...

"I just burst out crying," says Brian Buckle, recalling the moment he read the rejection letter from the Ministry of Justice after applying for compensation. It said it accepted Brian was "innocent" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:BBC Breakfast An innocent man who was imprisoned for more than five years has spoken out about the lack of support he ...

As he rose to his feet, two prison guards stood either side of him, Brian Buckle heard the word “guilty” uttered from the mouth of a juror stood at the opposite side of a courtroom. That single word, ...

A man wrongly accused of sex crimes and caged for five years has been refused compensation - despite spending £500,000 to prove his innocence. A five-year legal battle had culminated in the Court of ...