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HUNDREDS of prisoners jailed under a scrapped sentencing scheme continue to languish behind bars, years after their minimum release date, Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke has said.
Mr Clarke blamed “significant failings” by authorities for the problems linked to the imprisonment for public protection (IPP) regime, which was scrapped four years ago.
Introduced in 2005, the sentences were meant for high-risk criminals responsible for serious violent or sexual offences.
Mental health fears push Peers to change law on IPP torture sentences, reports Charley Allan
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society
Britain’s justice system is in disarray due to austerity and a dominant philosophy that pursues criminal justice solutions to social problems. It’s time for the left to provide an alternative, writes MARK BLAKE