Paul Blackburn spent 25 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. Now at 45 he's still getting to grips with a world he last experienced as a teenager
I served 25 years of a life sentence for a crime I did commit. During my time inside I witnessed the suffering of those wrongly convicted such as the Birmingham 6 and Guildford 4. What is sad about the case of Paul Blackburn is the suffering inside for what he had not done, and the continued suffering outside now that he has been cleared of any wrongdoing. It is well past time that the Ministry of Justice paid out compensation, and those police officers who caused him to suffer because they perverted the course of justice should be sacked and made to stand trial.
