Ministers are facing accusations of scaremongering after confirming that over 2,600 prisoners with indefinite jail terms will not be resentenced, keeping them with no release dates. Despite widespread calls for a review, including from the UN and justice partners, the government has refused to consider a resentencing exercise.
Lord Timpson argues that any resentencing process might lead to dangerous offenders being released without supervision, a claim that many politicians have challenged as deeply flawed and fear-driven, rather than based on sound evidence.
Lord Woodley emphasizes that his private members bill aims to repeal the mistakes made in the past, asserting the necessity to review all IPP sentences and combat the government’s inaction.
Campaigners are increasingly worried about the mental health of those in IPP sentences, with reports linking their indefinite terms to high rates of suicide in prison, urging for their sentences to be urgently reviewed.
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