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 bob woffinden journalist specializing in miscarriages of justice university of sheffield
bob woffinden

bob woffinden -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- is a british investigative journalist .
formerly a reporter with the `` new musical express '' , woffinden has specialized since the 1980s in investigating miscarriages of justice .
he has written about a number of high-profile cases in the uk , including james hanratty , philip english , sion jenkins , jeremy bamber , charles ingram , jonathan king , and barry george .
in 1999 , he was instrumental in winning a case against the home secretary that established the right of prisoners in the uk claiming wrongful conviction to receive visits from journalists .
woffinden is the author or co-author of `` new musical express book of rock 2 '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , `` the beatles apart '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- , `` harmony illustrated encyclopedia of rock '' -lrb- 1982 -rrb- , `` miscarriages of justice '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- , `` hanratty : the final verdict '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , and `` the murder of billy-jo '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
for many years he produced the tv documentary series `` first tuesday '' , and has written for a number of british media publications , including `` the guardian '' , the `` new statesman '' , `` the daily mail '' , and the prisoners ' newspaper `` inside time '' .
