EXPLAINED: 6 - The Real Truth

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 · Aug 20, 2024

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 · Aug 20, 2024

‘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 · Aug 4, 2024

‘He looked like a starving dog on the floor’: Prisoner trapped on indefinite jail term driven to hunger strike

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Yusuf Ali was handed a three-year tariff but has lost hope of freedom after serving almost 16 years, Amy-Clare Martin writes

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024

Fears for father trapped in jail for 12 years over stealing a mobile phone after he set himself alight

Exclusive: Horrified family members believe IPP prisoner Thomas White acted in despair as he loses hope of ever being freed

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Sixteen years for stealing a flower pot: the film about the IPP jail sentence ‘designed to bury you alive’

Britain’s Forgotten Prisoners is a devastating documentary about the ‘public protection’ sentences that can amount to whole-of-life terms for relatively minor offences. Film-maker Martin Read explains his seven-year quest for justice

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024

Dad trapped under indefinite jail term ‘failed and forgotten’ as he’s transferred 12 times in 12 years

IPP prisoner Thomas White has been moved 12 times after serving 12 years for a two-year tariff for stealing a mobile phone

The Independent UK · May 31, 2024

Crucial reforms to help thousands trapped in indeterminate jail terms fail after Labour peers ‘bottle it’

Baroness Fox praised The Independent for shining a light on the plight of IPP prisoners in a House of Lords debate

The Independent UK · May 21, 2024

Families beg for end to IPP scandal as Lords vote on indeterminate sentence reforms

Cross-party peers take up cause of ‘inhumane’ sentences highlighted by The Independent – but proposals fall short of resentencing

The Independent UK · May 19, 2024

As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing their bike. That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released?

The long read: Indeterminate sentences are devastating to mental health, but prisoners with mental illness are less likely to be released. The result is a vicious cycle whereby the most vulnerable inmates often have the least chance of getting out – as John’s case shows

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024