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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago
UK news

New hope for prisoners under indefinite jail terms as five cases referred for appeal

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred five abolished IPP sentence cases to appeal courts for reconsideration.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 months ago
UK politics

End scandal of indefinite jail terms, Britain's probation chief urges Starmer

Nearly 2,500 prisoners remain detained indefinitely under outlawed IPP sentences; ministers urged to resentence or release them to end prolonged injustice.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks 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
5 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.
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