Jeremy Bamber banned from communicating with media from prison
Jeremy Bamber, convicted in 1986 for the murder of five family members, has been banned from communicating with the media while in prison. His campaign group claims the restriction violates his rights and is an attempt to suppress new evidence challenging his conviction. The prison service cited the need to protect victims' families and maintain confidence in the justice system as justification for such restrictions.
- ▪Jeremy Bamber was convicted in 1986 for the murders of his adoptive parents, his sister, and her two young sons in Essex.
- ▪Bamber has consistently maintained his innocence and used media interviews to campaign against his conviction.
- ▪The prison service has restricted Bamber from sending or receiving letters from journalists and from making phone calls to the press.
- ▪A 1999 legal ruling established that prisoners have the right to contact the media when claiming a miscarriage of justice.
- ▪Recent forensic analysis by Prof Jason Payne-James questioned whether a silencer was used, challenging a key element of the prosecution's case.
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Group campaigning to challenge Bamber’s conviction has said he is no longer allowed by prison authorities to correspond with journalists. Photograph: Andrew Hunter/PAView image in fullscreenGroup campaigning to challenge Bamber’s conviction has said he is no longer allowed by prison authorities to correspond with journalists. Photograph: Andrew Hunter/PAJeremy BamberJeremy Bamber banned from communicating with media from prisonBamber, 65, has long used press interviews to campaign against convictions for murder of five family membersSimon HattenstoneMon 4 May 2026 08.42 EDTLast modified on Mon 4 May 2026 08.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleJeremy Bamber, who has served more than 40 years in prison for murdering five members of his family, has been banned from communicating with the…
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