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Simon Israel has been home affairs correspondent since 1998. He's broken a number of exclusives, including the resignation of the officer in charge of counter terrorism, racism in the crown prosecution service, the abuse of restraint methods on detained children, the Government's resettlement programme for refugees.
"My objective is to try to come at stories from an original perspective but one which resonates with the viewer and challenges the establishment."
After Sam Hallam is released from six years imprisonment for a crime he did not commit, Simon Israel, home affairs correspondent for Channel 4 News, reflects on miscarriages of justice.
Sam Hallam's conviction for the murder of a trainee chef Essayas Kassahun in London in 2004 goes before judges at the court of appeal for the second time tomorrow.
Another Metropolitan police officer has been suspended for alleged racist comments.