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Urgent Call to Release IPP Prisoners Amid Suicide Crisis

1/1/2026

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Dr. Callum Ross warns that without government action, more prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences may die by suicide.
He supports releasing all remaining IPP prisoners within two years of their next parole hearing and providing mental health support on release.
Thomas White and Abdullahi Suleman illustrate severe declines in indefinite IPP sentences, described as psychological torture by the UN, prompting families to demand continued hospital care.

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Story summary

Dr. Callum Ross warns that without government action, more prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences may die by suicide.
He supports releasing all remaining IPP prisoners within two years of their next parole hearing and providing mental health support on release.
Thomas White and Abdullahi Suleman illustrate severe declines in indefinite IPP sentences, described as psychological torture by the UN, prompting families to demand continued hospital care.