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UK Former Top Judge Condemns Indeterminate Prison Sentence Regime

Britain's former senior judiciary official has publicly criticized the Indeterminate Prison Sentence (IPP) system as a form of excessive preventative detention that has unfairly imprisoned individuals for far longer than their original offenses warranted.

1 Sept, 16:57 — 1 Sept, 16:57
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The IndependentMostly Factual17h ago

Dozens dead and hundreds locked up for 10 years too long: Injustice of indefinite prison terms laid bare

Britain’s former top judge said the IPP regime is a form of ‘preventative detention’ which has punished people ‘grossly excessively’

By Amy-Clare Martin and Maryam Zakir-Hussain

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