Criminal Justice / Prisons

•   OTR controversy:
  The nonsense of not knowing – the twists and turns of the on-the-runs – by Brian Rowan (April 5, 2014)
  Eyes Shut Tight – how a mountain of OTR information was missed – by Brian Rowan (March 25, 2014)

•   The legal position on amnesties and the duty to prosecute – by QUB’s Professor Kieran McEvoy

•   British NGOs, activists, academics and lawyers call for release of Marion Price and Martin Corey

•   see PFC submission to Committee on the Prevention of Torture re Marion Price ()

•   The detention of IRA veteran Marian Price harks back to internment (The Guardian, January 18 2012)

•   Free Marian Price and Martin Corey

•   PFC letter to Owen Paterson: Marion Price ()

•   Prison report offers an opportunity for change (Irish News, November 1, 2011) ()

•   Owers report on Review of the NI Prison Service

•   latest CJI reports on Hydebank Wood Young Offenders Centre () and Ash House, Hydebank Wood Prison (), reiterating the recommendations made by the Inspectorate in its original 2007 inspection reports (published 2008) that both facilities require a complete overhaul (10 October 2011)

•   Review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service: Interim report February 2011 ()

•   Annual Report of the Prisons Ombudsman ()

•   see Summary of High Court Judgement on body searches at Maghaberry Prison (May 5, 2011) ()

•   Report finds evidence of sectarianism in prison system — see here for the  Impact of Section 75

•   A Guide to the Crinimal Justice System in Northern Ireland () (January 27, 2006)

•   UK: Terrorism Bill - as revised - dated 12 October 2005 ()

•   Amnesty International briefing ()

•   Liberty briefing for the 2nd reading ()

•   The Criminal Justice Inspectorate for Northern Ireland has published its first baseline inspection of the Public Prosecution Service. (See pdf version <http://www.cjini.org/Publications/documents/PPSReportWeb.pdf>)
  For many, including the PFC, the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was one of the institutions which played a key role in covering up wrongdoing by those acting on behalf of the state, officially and unofficially. Now repackaged as the PPS it remains to be seen whether a new era of openness and accountability is in the offing. The recent decision not to prosecute in the Pat Finucane case would suggest that protecting the interests of the state remains more important than upholding the law.
•   CAJ press release on PPS inspection

•  Report of the Fundamental Review of Death Certification and Coroner Services (Coroner's review)
  •  Response from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) to the Consultation Document issued by the Coroners Review Team ()

•  Public Prosecution and the Northern Ireland Criminal Justice Review Implementation Plan (Dec 01) ()
•  Comments On The Implementation Plan For The Criminal Justice Review And The Justice (NI) Bill
•  A Briefing Paper on the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. This 65 page report was prepared by the PFC as a submission to the Criminal Justice Review. It represents the most extensive critical examination of the role of the DPP yet undertaken.
•  The long expected Criminal Justice Review was at last published on March 30 2000. The document can be found on the NIO website in pdf format.

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