Even though his conviction was quashed, he has beaten a heroin addiction, embarked on a law degree and is set to start work in a legal role for Cambridge University, the 47-year-old feels the law he was imprisoned under is “just wrong”. In part, it is why he started a law degree in prison, chipping away at it for seven years, and why he’s now determined to help others overturn their convictions too. Jan Cunliffe/Jengba John Crilly was released from prison after 13 years last month after having his murder conviction quashed. “I met quite a few young kids who are locked up on joint enterprise... there’s still hundreds of people still in there and nobody seems to be listening. Jengba supports over 800 joint enterprise prisoners.

Source: Huffington Post May 06, 2018 07:07 UTC