US EditionPrisons minister admits IPP jail terms are a ‘terrible stain’ on justice system
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Prisons minister admits IPP jail terms are a ‘terrible stain’ on justice system
Prisons minister Lord Timpson has admitted indefinite jail terms are a “terrible stain” on our justice system. In a debate in the House of Lords on Monday, he agreed that the abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence was wrong but maintained the government will not resentence more 2,600 prisoners still languishing under the jail term. In response to a question from Baroness Burt of Solihull, he revealed almost 700 IPP prisoners…
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