AutisticMumTo3Oct 20, 2024

IPP sentence: Top judge demands help for prisoners ‘left to rot’ under ‘morally wrong’ indefinite jail terms | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ipp-sentence-lord-thomas-prison-b2631771.html

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IPP sentence: 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

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AutisticMumTo3Sep 28, 2024

Father still trapped in jail 18 years after being given 8-month IPP sentence - for waving a starting pistol | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ipp-sentence-james-lawrence-torment-b2619658.html

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

Exclusive: James Lawrence was originally jailed for eight months in 2006 but has served his sentence 25 times over as he is held under an indeterminate sentence

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3Sep 22, 2024

IPP scandal: Teenager jailed for 18 months after fight in McDonald’s still in prison 18 years later under indefinite jail term | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ipp-sentence-luke-ings-mcdonalds-prison-b2601321.html

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IPP scandal: Teenager jailed for 18 months after fight in McDonald’s 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
AutisticMumTo3Mar 11, 2024

UK prison inmate describes ‘torture’ of indefinite jail term as he makes landmark public parole bid | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ipp-prison-nicholas-bidar-min-sentence-parole-bid-b2507954.html

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UK prison inmate describes ‘torture’ of indefinite jail term as he makes landmark public parole bid

Exclusive: Nicholas Bidar claims he is a ‘political prisoner’ as he makes a public bid for freedom after more than 15 years behind bars under an IPP sentence

The Independent