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Outrage as UK Excludes IPP Prisoners from Review

5/28/2025

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Campaigners are outraged by the UK government's choice to leave out prisoners on indefinite sentences from its sentencing review, a move aimed at tackling prison overcrowding. Many of these IPP prisoners endure years beyond their minimum terms. Advocates call this exclusion inhumane and a waste of resources, demanding urgent action to resolve the IPP crisis.

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Story summary

Campaigners are outraged by the UK government's choice to leave out prisoners on indefinite sentences from its sentencing review, a move aimed at tackling prison overcrowding. Many of these IPP prisoners endure years beyond their minimum terms. Advocates call this exclusion inhumane and a waste of resources, demanding urgent action to resolve the IPP crisis.