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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

End scandal of indefinite jail terms, Britain's probation chief urges Starmer

Nearly 2,500 prisoners remain detained indefinitely under outlawed IPP sentences; ministers urged to resentence or release them to end prolonged injustice.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Inmate who staged protest cleared after using cruel' indefinite jail term as defence

When I got on that roof, I was absolutely desperate, thinking I was going to die, he said. I'd been asking for help for days. I wasn't trying to hurt anyone, I just needed to escape and feel safe in a system that makes that almost impossible. That moment was the only way I felt I could survive.
US politics
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