Kathleen Folbigg is free. But people pardoned and exonerated of crimes face unique challenges when released from prison
- Written by: Hayley Cullen, Associate lecturer, University of Newcastle
In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four children. She has now been released from prison, 20 years later, after being pardoned by the Attorney General of New South Wales.
While Folbigg received an unconditional pardon, her conviction is not quashed and she has not yet been formally exonerated.
Few Australians have been...
