Help Gaie Delap take on the failing justice system that put her in prison

Gaie Delap spent Christmas and her 79th birthday behind bars, just because the prison service couldn’t find an electronic monitoring tag that fitted her.

This retired teacher was put under a home curfew and tagging order after taking part in a peaceful climate protest. But through no fault of her own, she was sent back to prison.

It was cruel. It was unjust. And it should never have happened.

We helped get Gaie released from jail last year. Now we’re helping her sue the Ministry of Justice for false imprisonment.

We’re also helping Gaie bring a claim under the Human Rights Act for a violation of her rights under Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and Article 14 (right to protection from discrimination, on the basis of Gaie’s sex, age and medical conditions).

For Gaie, the impact of her recall to prison hasn’t gone away.

“I still have nightmares about prison,” she says. “I want justice not just for myself, but for everyone whose civil liberties are under threat from a failing justice system.”

No-one should lose their freedom because the authorities make a mistake. It’s time to hold the Ministry of Justice to account.