Cambridge Two

The Cambridge Two (also known as the Wintercomfort Two) were British homeless charity managers, Ruth Wyner and John Brock, who were imprisoned in December 1999 having been judged not to have taken reasonable steps to prevent heroin dealing at Wintercomfort, the Cambridge homeless centre that they were managing. The incident became a cause célèbre leading to a public campaign for their release. They successfully appealed the length of their sentence and were released from prison on 11 July 2000. However, they were unsuccessful in their appeal in December 2000 to overturn their conviction.