Abolished IPP jail term is an ‘embarrassment’ to Britain, union chief says

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Exclusive: The leader of the Prison Officers’ Association said some people trapped on ‘grossly unjust’ IPP sentences should not be in jail

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Prison officers have been left in an “intolerable” position of dealing with frustrated and hopeless prisoners trapped on abolished indefinite jail terms which are an “embarrassment” to Britain, a union chief has warned.