Kristine Bunch was wrongly sent to prison for arson and the murder of her 3-year-old son. She spent 17 years behind bars for a crime she didn’t commit. 

Pregnant when she was convicted, she describes how horrendous it was saying goodbye to her baby just hours after he was born, making the most of life in prison - and her relentless fight for innocence. 

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Presenter/Researcher: Kylie Pentelow

Producer: Lucy McDaid

Editor: Kris McConnachie

Executive Producer: Claire McGourlay

Donate to the Manchester Innocence Project - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/manchester-innocence-project-justice-hub

It's described as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK history - more than 700 post office branch managers were given criminal convictions when faulty accounting software made it look as though money was missing from their sites.

Tom Hedges was one of those who faced a prison sentence.

Kylie speaks to Tom about how his once quiet life turned into a nightmare - and how hundreds of post office workers fought to clear their names.

The Innocence Podcast is brought to you by The Manchester Innocence Project - https://bit.ly/34YbLTi

Presenter/Researcher: Kylie Pentelow

Producer: Lucy McDaid

Editor: Kris McConnachie

Executive Producer: Claire McGourlay

Donate to the Manchester Innocence Project - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/manchester-innocence-project-justice-hub

An interview with the UK's famous - and anonymous - "Secret Barrister".

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Sonia Jacobs and Peter Pringle are a husband and wife with a bond like no other. They both spent years on death row for crimes they didn’t commit.

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Liam Allan’s life was turned upside down when he was falsely accused of rape.

It wasn’t for another two years that tens of thousands of text messages proved his innocence. Why did it take so long?

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Justin Brooks is not a typical lawyer.

He has become famous for his determined fights against wrongful convictions (and was even portrayed in a movie).

In 1999 he co-founded the California Innocence Project, from which other innocence groups around the world take inspiration.

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American Amanda Knox was an exchange student living in Italy when she was wrongly convicted of murdering her British room-mate, Meredith Kercher. Amanda spent four years in prison before her name was cleared.

She’s now a journalist, public speaker, author and podcaster… and giving a voice to others who have been wrongfully convicted.

Kylie speaks to her about life after jail - and if it’s ever possible to regain your identity after a world-famous court case.

They also discuss Amanda’s most important role to date - being a mother.

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Imagine spending years on death row for a crime you didn’t commit.

For people falsely convicted, they face the unfathomable reality of a lifetime behind bars.

The Manchester Innocence Project tries to free such people.

Based at The University of Manchester, it’s a pro bono organisation run by law academics and students. But the cases they take aren’t easy… a letter to the Manchester Innocence Project is the very last resort for most inmates.

In The Innocence Podcast, Kylie Pentelow speaks to the people at the forefront of a rapidly growing movement to overturn false convictions. 

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