Events

'Blackburn was just 15 when, in 1978, he was jailed for life for the attempted murder and sexual assault of a younger boy. That he served a quarter of a century in jail – or rather being shuttled between 18 different jails – was due to his refusal to acknowledge any guilt. He similarly declined the protection commonly given to sexual offenders, and so endured regular beatings.

In March 2003, two years before the appeal court formally reversed his conviction, in the process labelling the two Cheshire police officers who led the case as perjurers, Blackburn was permitted to leave prison. He was offered almost no support on how to re-enter a complex, baffling world he had last experienced as a teenager.'

He will now share his experiences in this talk and there will be an opportunity to ask questions