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Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Teen trapped for 20 years on IPP jail term should have served 18 months, judges rule

Indefinite jail terms for young offenders have been quashed, leading to significant reductions in sentences for those wrongfully imprisoned.
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Mental health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

Driven to mental ill-health: The 233 IPP prisoners in secure hospitals

Indefinite IPP sentences caused severe psychological harm, with many prisoners transferred to secure hospitals but facing return to prison without release dates.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Inmate who staged protest cleared after using cruel' indefinite jail term as defence

When I got on that roof, I was absolutely desperate, thinking I was going to die, he said. I'd been asking for help for days. I wasn't trying to hurt anyone, I just needed to escape and feel safe in a system that makes that almost impossible. That moment was the only way I felt I could survive.
US politics
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