Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePrime minister Andy Burnham has ordered a review of Indefinite Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences, which have left thousands of inmates in prison without a release date. The review, requested from justice secretary Alex Norris, aims to address Britain’s prison crisis and free up much-needed space in overcrowded jails. IPP sentences, abolished in 2012 but not retrospectively, have been condemned by the United Nations as 'arbitrary detention' and a form of 'psychological torture' due to the prolonged uncertainty faced by prisoners. Lord David Blunkett, who introduced the sentences, has called their implementation his 'biggest regret,' while a 2022 cross-party justice committee inquiry found them 'irredeemably flawed.' The review is part of broader changes to the early prisoner release scheme, which will now exclude rapists and serious child sex offenders, and also includes efforts to free up space in women’s prisons and expedite the removal of foreign offenders. In fullBurnham orders review into indefinite jail terms offering fresh hope to thousands trapped in prisonMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Prisoners serving indefinite jail terms offered fresh hope – what we know
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePrime minister Andy Burnham has ordered a review of Indefinite Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences, which have left thousands of inmates in prison without a release date. The review, requested from justice secretary Alex Norris, aims to address Britain’s prison crisis and free up much-needed space in overcrowded jails. IPP sentences, abolished in 2012 but not retrospectively, have been condemned by the United Nations as 'arbitrary detention' and a form of 'psychological torture' due to the prolonged uncertainty faced by prisoners. Lord David Blunkett, who introduced the sentences, has called their implementation his 'biggest regret,' while a 2022 cross-party justice committee inquiry found them 'irredeemably flawed.' The review is part of broader changes to the early prisoner release scheme, which will now exclude rapists and serious child sex offenders, and also includes efforts to free up space in women’s prisons and expedite the removal of foreign offenders. In fullBurnham orders review into indefinite jail terms offering fresh hope to thousands trapped in prisonMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
