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The IPP sentencing scandal has left hundreds locked up without hope. When will Labour free them?

England and Wales abolished these draconian sentences in 2012 – but our crumbling prisons still hold offenders trapped in horrifying stasis , says journalist Francisco Garcia

The Guardian - UK

Reforms signal end to hundreds of long-abolished indefinite prison sentences

IPP sentences were introduced in 2005 to prevent serious offenders who did not warrant a life sentence being released when they still posed a danger.

Evening Standard

‘He’s been punished enough’: Family’s plea for prisoner who set himself alight under indefinite jail term

Exclusive: On the day 1,800 released IPP prisoners will finally have their lifetime licence terminated, Thomas White is still fighting for a hospital bed as his mental health deteriorates

The Independent UK

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Five still in jail 16 years after being given IPP sentences of below six months, data shows

Exclusive: ‘Horrendous’ MoJ figures show some prisoners given indeterminate sentences in England and Wales before 2008 still behind bars

The Guardian - UK

Father goes on the run to escape ‘unfair’ indefinite recall to prison over his love life

Exclusive: Fugitive IPP prisoner spoke to The Independent and said: ‘How can someone not commit another crime yet end up in jail for years?’

The Independent UK

Indefinite jail terms excluded from flagship sentencing review to end prison overcrowding crisis

The plight of 2,734 IPP prisoners, including 700 who have served over 10 years longer than their minimum jail term, will not be considered in a major sentencing review

The Independent UK

Former top judge demands help for prisoners ‘left to rot’ under ‘morally wrong’ indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: John Thomas, who was once Britain’s most senior judge, has said IPP jail terms are ‘inherently unfair’ as he backs The Independent’s call for a review

The Independent UK

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‘I’m never coming home’: Fears for prisoner denied parole in landmark public hearing over indefinite jail term

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Nicholas Bidar’s heartbroken family say he is losing hope of ever getting home as he languishes in a cell with only a bucket for a toilet

The Independent UK

Reds back Petaia's big NFL gamble as path revealed

Two-time Wallabies World Cup talent and Reds star Jordan Petaia will go without pay for at least five months to chase his NFL dream at a Florida training camp.

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Labour will have ‘blood on its hands’ if it rejects review of indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Peer insists there is still ‘everything to play for’ after government poured cold water on bill to resentence IPP prisoners

The Independent UK

Father trapped in jail 18 years after being given 8-month sentence – for waving a starting pistol

Exclusive: James Lawrence was jailed for eight months in 2006 – and is still there. His mother Mandy said: ‘In his time, he’s seen murderers come in and murderers go home’

The Independent UK

Teenager jailed for 18 months after McDonald’s fight still in prison 18 years later under indefinite jail term

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Luke Ings was 17 when he was jailed for robbery and a fight in McDonald’s. Now aged 36, he still has no release date

The Independent UK

Early release scheme a ‘slap in face’ to forgotten prisoners languishing on indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Campaigners hit out at ‘missed opportunity’ to right wrongs of IPP sentence as inmates face heartbreak of watching other prisoners being freed early

The Independent UK

Prisoner who set himself alight after serving 12 years for stealing phone should be in hospital, medics warn

Exclusive: Thomas White’s sister begs for him to be moved to hospital after medical reports lay bare devastating toll of indefinite jail term

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IPP scandal: Call for free vote on bill to end ‘living nightmare’ of indefinite jail terms

Lord Blunkett and the chair of Prison Officers Association have backed a private member’s bill for almost 3,000 IPP prisoners to be resentenced

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Steelers add former International Pathway Program defensive back

The Steelers are signing a former Jaguars defensive back.

The Independent UK

Louis Rees-Zammit continues NFL journey by joining Jacksonville Jaguars

The former Wales wing was released by the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Independent UK

‘Do the right thing’: Pressure mounts on government to resentence prisoners with indefinite terms

Exclusive: Sir Bob Neill heaped pressure on Keir Starmer to resentence IPP prisoners after another inmate took his life

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The Independent UK

Inmate with indefinite prison term took his own life after government rejected resentencing plans

In a tragic suicide note, Sean Davies said he hoped his death would trigger change for IPP prisoners with no hope of release

The Independent UK

UN torture tsar calls on Starmer to review sentences of IPP prisoners trapped indefinitely behind bars

Dr Alice Jill Edwards says cases raised by The Independent highlight need for ‘urgent’ action to end ‘terrible indictment’ on UK justice system

The Independent UK

‘I missed out on growing up’: Father robbed of 16 years before indefinite jail term quashed

Exclusive: Leighton Williams was wrongly handed an IPP sentence with a 30-month tariff for a drunken fight aged 19. More than 16 years later it was quashed. In his first interview about his ordeal, he has called for 3,000 remaining IPP prisoners to have their cases reviewed, Amy-Clare Martin writes

The Independent UK

Fears for father still in jail 19 years after laptop robbery under ‘scandalous’ IPP sentence

Exclusive: Government must have ‘courage to know when something is wrong’ and review IPP sentences, Bob Neill tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Prisoners trapped on indeterminate jail terms not included in Labour government’s sentencing review

Prisons minister Lord Timpson has announced IPP prisoners will not have their cases addressed in the government’s planned sentencing review

The Independent UK

Calls to end injustice of indefinite jail terms as Keir Starmer to release prisoners early

David Blunkett backs calls demanding action on IPP sentences as Labour prepares to announce mass early release of other inmates

The Independent UK

Prisoner dreams of ‘normal life’ after spending 18 years in jail for 23-month sentence

Exclusive: Wayne Williams said he lives in a constant state of ‘fear, paranoia and loneliness’ under abolished IPP sentence

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