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Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’

Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

Prison without hope or end is psychological torture. Burnham doesn’t need another review to tell him that

Political leaders have kicked the can of public protection tariff reform down the road for years – causing hopeless inmates to take their own lives, says Guardian writer Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

‘90 people have taken their own lives already. How many more do they want?’ The Labour peer taking on the scandal of ‘99-year’ sentences

Indeterminate sentences were scrapped in 2012 – but thousands of prisoners are still serving them, often for petty crimes, with no hope of release. Could there now be hope of resentencing?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2024

The Guardian view on indeterminate sentences: the legacy of a bad law lingers on

Imprisonment for public protection sentences are flawed and unjust. Labour should commit to finish them off

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

Tommy Nicol was kind and friendly – a beloved brother. Why did he die in prison on a ‘99-year’ sentence?

His sister says the only person he ever presented a serious threat to was himself, yet he was given an indeterminate sentence for stealing a car. The psychological torture was impossible to endure

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024

Indefinite sentences should be suicide risk factor, says prisons watchdog

Nine self-inflicted deaths of prisoners serving IPP sentences in 2022 was highest number since controversial introduction

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023

Dominic Raab urged to release prisoners jailed under abolished IPP scheme

Thousands of prisoners still serving indefinite sentences in England and Wales, even for low-level crime

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022