Former high court judge Michael Kirby among experts calling for a criminal cases review commission in Australia
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Kathleen Folbigg described her pardon and release after 20 years in prison as a victory for science “and especially truth”.
But not all cases of wrongful conviction end this way. It took a sustained push from Folbigg’s friends and years of pro bono legal work.
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