MPs call for the end of the IPP sentence

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MPs call for the end of the IPP sentence

In a strongly worded report published today, the Justice Committee has called on the Government to re-sentence all prisoners subject to IPP sentences.

Date - 28th September 2022
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

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IPP sentences were introduced to prevent serious offenders being released when still a danger to the public. Despite being scrapped in 2012, nearly 3,000 people remain in prison having been given an IPP sentence. In some cases, individuals have been...

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