Please could everyone sign this petition created on the 10/05/23.

It’s to enable resentencing for those serving an indeterminate prison sentence.

Link to petition here

IPP IN THE NEWS

24th April 2024

Tommy Nicol was kind and friendly-a beloved brother. Why did he die in prison on a “99 year” sentence.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/24/tommy-nicol-kind-friendly-beloved-brother-died-prison-99-year-sentence?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-5&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1ofiZ91nuHYo_T_yKLbW6f0dbsKrvKEm7UGVm1gEX320CGhyzawBdN0hk_aem_AfdrIHE_qfp_n_R6rmNXEAeV74xPQstBNas-Iasvjmb5OSQiK69WnK4CTYxxHm3m8hamEYOTCTmNwqcBzXZwtAPJ

22nd April 2024

Man jailed indefinitely for 23 month crime took life after 17 years.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-jailed-indefinitely-23-month-29036091?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3jyvbqj9F_o9oUQIlniMGQx8qrlDCW6oNaCVATjpfcojSq6eXG_o9tKrs_aem_AfeI5i_Km_VnLolXdDBIwpsPbvMc0kH_tRux3yRvKRSLDOZf7sQQXKTljhB7MrQS5yO1kw2m0Cit51dSkWREZXAR

10th April 2024

Irredeemably flawed: The IPP prisoner scandal, and the death of Matthew Price.

https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/04/irredeemably-flawed-the-ipp-prisoner-scandal-and-the-death-of-matthew-price/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3CTshGLGI6Z-ae7KsIgA1l88Rl-jkjETFa_nf-12CVUUYJGXfE-hWncFw_aem_AfdlI0D4uvflwIBBnP-Zu7r-Y57IbpY-Dfc-0XTtyhpzKVnboW28k_500oMxPl28EwwjzXK0r1pTzQ6V-7ZHNypj

27th March 2024

Indefinite sentence prisoner loses parole board bid for freedom.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2024/03/27/indefinite-sentence-prisoner-loses-parole-board-bid-to-be-freed/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1RWYTc_DI8Tl9Mb8EeJwBNKHENppbns4ZUnB-b_93QSjIqY1pgjoewntw_aem_AfcyCGXta61Urj2Nyx4Yg1SOUil5jMLZqUFRMDExeXS63_Omfl-UjTr5xuY87UwOERi3pTCJMMngqW1rqDzss90u

14th November 2023

• UK Parliament MPs and Lords Written Questions - Lord Blunkett

21st October 2023

• Faith Spear's Criminal Justice Blog: The IPP sentence: At an Inflection Point?

4th October 2023

• Channel 4: Indeterminate prison sentences – when 18 months can last 18 years

23rd September 2023

• ITVx: 'Torture sentences' that consign some of Britain's most wronged prisoners to decades behind bars

21st September 2023

• ITVx: Newcastle man released after 18 years in jail for trying to steal coat and phone

3rd September 2023

• The Guardian: Number of offenders with indefinite sentences recalled to prison soars

3rd September 2023

• UN highlights ‘psychological harm’ to UK man jailed since 2012 for phone theft

9th August 2023

• Russell Webster: The Mental Health Impact Of Being An IPP

28th July 2023

• Centre For Crime And Justice Studies: Our Latest Bulletin

25th July 2023

• ITV News: Mother calls for immediate release of son jailed under abolished IPP scheme

24th July 2023

• Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: A death row of sorts - an article by Roger Grimshaw

18th July 2023

• Prison Reform Trust: Alex Chalk reverses Dominic Raab’s damaging changes to open conditions transfers

12th July 2023

• Britain's Forgotten Prisoners - YouTube Trailer

9th May 2023

• Prison Reform Trust: Sir John Major: “We over-use prison and under value alternative sentences”

1st May 2023

• Inside Time: Appeal against unlawful IPP succeeds eight years after imposition

27th April 2023

• The Howard League for Penal Reform Briefing: Third Report of the Justice Committee Westminster Hall IPP Sentences Debate

• Prison Reform Trust briefing: Westminster Hall debate on the Justice Committee’s report on IPP sentences

• UNGRIPP: The latest picture on IPP and problems with the Government’s approach

26th April 2023

• Ministry Of Justice: IMPRISONMENT FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION (IPP) ACTION PLAN

• The British Psychological Society and Probation Institute: Government urged to resentence people on IPP sentences which cause psychological harms

• Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice: Alex Chalk KC MP - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

25th April 2023

• London Review of Books: FREE IPPZ

24th April 2023

• House of Commons Library: The IPP Sentence (Research Briefing)

• Public and Commercial Services Union Briefing: Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection

23rd April 2023

• Independent Monitoring Board Briefing: The Impact of IPP Sentences on Prisoners’ Wellbeing

21st April 2023

• Doughty Street Chambers: Court of Appeal allows out of time appeal against Detention for Public Protection |

19th April 2023

• BBC Radio 4 - Trapped in the System - Roddy Russell shares the story of his brother Robert

11th April 2023

• The Guardian: Justice secretary acted unlawfully by preventing staff commenting on prisoners’ fitness for release

2nd March 2023

• House of Lords: Oral Question: IPP Action Plan (Video)

• Inside Time: IPP Focus: Last month the Government rejected a call by MPs to resentence all IPP prisoners. Here, three campaigners respond

25th February 2023

• MP James Daly: Fighting for IPPs & Their Families (Video)

21st February 2023

• Prison Reform Trust: The Plot Thickens

20th February 2023

• Inside Time: Campaigners to Continue Fighting

15th February 2023

• Bury Times: Bury dad given IPP sentence in limbo after government rejection

11th February 2023

• Radio 4 Law in Action (Shirley DB)

10th February 2023

• Doughty Street Chambers: Court of Appeal allows out of time appeal against Detention for Public Protection

9th February 2023

• UK Parliament: MPs regret government rejecting review of IPP sentences

• ITV News : Ministers criticised after rejecting review of open-ended IPP prison sentences

• UK Parliament: Government & Parole Board Responses to Third Report

• ITV news: Ministers criticised for rejecting to resentence IPP prisoners

• The Guardian: The Government refuses to resentence IPPs:

• UK Parliament: The Reckless decision and response from the Government

4th February 2023

• Twitter: MP James Daly Quizzes Antonio Romero

25/10/2022

Radio 4 law in action interview with Shirley Debono discussing the recommendations to resentence IPP prisoners, recommended by the Justice Committee. Click on link here:

13/11/2022

Resentence all IPPs says former Lord Chief Justice. Link here

03/10/2022

The Howard League and the scandal of the IPP prison sentences. Link here

03/10/2022

The Justice Gap. Campaigners are calling for the release of prisoners on the controversial IPP sentences. Link here

28/09/2022

MPs call for overhaul of IPP prison sentences. Link here:

28/09/2022

Center for Crime and Justice studies , pay tribute to the IPP campaigner groups Ungripp and IPP Committee In Action. Link here

The Epoch Times: UK MPs Call on Government to Scrap ‘Irredeemably Flawed’ IPP Sentences

The Mirror: Prisoners on indeterminate sentences should be re-sentenced, cross-party MPs say

Inside Time: MPs call for all IPP prisoners to be resentenced

C4 News: MPs condemn ‘acute harm’ caused to prisoners by IPP sentences

UK Parliament: Justice Committee finds IPP sentences “irredeemably flawed” and calls for comprehensive re-sentencing programme

Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Call for the release of IPP prisoners "without delay"

Open Democracy: Hundreds have spent 15 years in jail under abolished indefinite sentences

Please watch below the exclusive news report that the ITV covered on Tuesday 26th April 2022 by Sangita Lal supporting our campaign against the IPP sentence. Watch here

Please watch below the ITV news coverage by Sangita Lal on the 27th April 2022 of our IPP protest March and handing our letter into downing street calling for an end to the IPP sentence retrospectively. Watch here

Please watch this short film IPP Unintended Consequences it covers in great detail why the IPP sentence was introduced , Why the IPP sentence was abolished in 2012 and explores the miscarriage of justice of why the IPPs who were given the sentence before 2012 are still serving time on an abolished sentence. Watch here

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Below are links to even more devastating stories of IPPs.

https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/08/man-jailed-stealing-bike-17-still-prison-12-years-later-9133385/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.link

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fears-dad-ninth-year-soul-21939154

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-crushed-indefinite-sentence-drew-22297165

Below are the links from IPP campaigners about the IPP sentence.

https://www.channel4.com/news/campaigners-urge-uk-government-to-take-action-on-indeterminate-prison-sentences

https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/news/2022-02-10/new-video-lunch-shirley-debono-and-donna-mooney

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-sentences-by-stealth-nate-interviews-sam-asumadu/id1261944206?i=1000550956503

Below are the links to the IPP sentence being discussed in Parliament.

https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/17b2b4aa-4e88-4c1b-a9d2-648f5d3cd543?in=18%3A44%3A43

https://youtu.be/Bo-_tTISstI

https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/04bc7bd0-f5b9-40f4-b086-b1ef0099e1c7?s=04

Below is a link to a radio interview with a loved one of a serving IPP .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0014g6y

Below is a link to a petition to prevent recalls of IPPs unless found guilty of offences.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/599564

Our opened response letter to the right honorable Kit Malthouse the contents of the letter are in the link below: