Recent reports indicate a serious crisis in Britain's prisons regarding prisoners serving indefinite Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences. A total of 94 self-inflicted deaths have occurred, with experts labeling the situation as an industrial-scale miscarriage of justice. The plight of IPP prisoners, who include 37 released individuals that took their lives between 2019 and 2024, has been exacerbated by strict license conditions that create chronic anxiety over recall. The architect of the IPP system, Lord David Blunkett, has expressed regret for its implementation, calling recent losses a 'terrible tragedy.'
The crisis surrounding IPP sentences, described as hidden psychological torture, has led to an alarming rise in self-inflicted deaths among prisoners, now totaling 94.
Experts are calling the IPP situation an industrial-scale miscarriage of justice, highlighting the profound toll of these indefinite sentences on inmates’ mental health.
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