“The IPP regime provides a morbid illustration of how the moralising of social problems can lead politicians to leverage cruelty as a social good”

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“The reality in many jails is two men spending up to 23 hours a day penned into a very small cell that was designed for one person, often in a poor state of repair and with an unscreened toilet”

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“A clear cross-party consensus holds that IPP sentences are unjust but... there has been a lack of government will to act... The Post Office (Horizon system) offences bill shows that, when the government decides to tackle an injustice, it can be done”

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“At the hostel, the manager asked me if I was under the influence of anything. I said: ‘Yeah, I took some Valium.’ I went to bed. I woke up. Four policemen and the manager handcuffed me and dragged me back to jail”

theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

Episode 11: Prisoners of Politics 🗣️

🎙️ The inside story of the measures being taken by members of the House of Lords for #IPP prisoners in the current parliamentary Victims and Prisoners Bill.

With Claire Fox Lord Moylan Andrew Sperling

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New research briefing on the social and psychological implications of fraud, by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

post.parliament.uk/research-brief…

“Prisoners should have the same right and access to healthcare services as everyone else, but this basic premise is far from reality”

theguardian.com/society/2024/a…