Joint enterprise convictions have led to the imprisonment of thousands of people in the UK and they are widely being used against Black people, with many resulting in life sentences. In our latest long-read, Ruchira Sharma investigates the phenomenon of these ‘guilty by association’ charges that are leading to convictions based on evidence as inconclusive as an individual’s music taste or the messaging groups they’re in. Swipe through to find out more about joint enterprise doctrines and head to our link in bio to read the article in full, which brings in various cases over the last few years 🔗 🎨: @khadijadraws – [Image description: A carousel post with a black background and pink and white text, explaining some key information about joint enterprise convictions. The first slide has an illustration at the bottom of three hands tied together with Telegram symbols and stacks of paper on either side. Headline text says ‘Young Black men are being jailed over text messages’ and smaller text below says ‘In the UK, people are being found guilty of violent crime ‘by association’ and accused of being in gangs, sometimes based on their music taste or messaging history – despite not committing the act itself.’]