APPEAL is a charity and law practice dedicated to challenging wrongful convictions and promoting a fairer justice system. We support individuals and their families who have experienced a miscarriage of justice and who cannot afford to pay for an appeal lawyer.
We bring unsafe convictions and unfair sentences to the Court of Appeal and the Criminal Cases Review Commission. We campaign on the wider issues our cases touch upon in order to achieve reform of the criminal justice system. We deploy our expert knowledge to identify particular issues of concern, conduct research and publish our findings. Bound By Injustice is a group of wrongful conviction survivors APPEAL's Survivor Advocates have bought together for peer support, eliminating the feelings of isolation, judgement and stigma and to have the opportunity to feel heard by sharing their experiences.
The funds will be used to provide in person and online support for the community based on the feedback and suggestions gained from previous events and support. We are fully aware of the financial distress many of our community members are up against and aim to help reduce this by visiting them rather than them coming to us for in person visits. It will also go towards the cost of printing and sending resources to the community members when we hold our online Christmas get together.
BBI provides much needed support for those fighting for their loved ones experiencing a wrongful conviction. Our Survivor's Advocates, Cath Snow and Sue Beere, offer pastoral support as needed, hold events for people to come together to share their experiences, enable members to have their voices heard using various medias and facilitate events and sessions to empower them to manage the isolating journey of surviving a wrongful conviction. Our members have built trusting relationships with others experiencing similar pain and distress. Children have also built friendships and crucially, for the first time, have someone who 'gets what it's like' for them. Now, they can be open about their life situation rather hide it from others.
Sue Beere, Co-Lead Survivor's Advocate
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