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Reform the IPP Sentence

Reform the IPP Sentence

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 5 months ago
The IPP sentence is inhumane. A prisoner serving an IPP sentence is obliged to prove he is no longer dangerous. This is achieved by attendance upon courses and through showing a change of attitude. The number and frequency of courses is so limited that for some courses, deemed to be essential, there is a 3 year waiting list. A priosner cannot be certain that by following the sentence plan he/she will be released. Sentence plans are added to almost at a whim. The Parole Board makes the decision as to whether or not a prisoner ought to be released. The Parole Board is risk adverse and so will recommend further courses to avoid taking a risk on a prisoner. The recidovism rate for lifers is 1%. IPP prisoners should know when they enter prison when they are to be released. The IPP sentence should be reformed.

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February 19, 2011

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Martin Mitchell
6 months ago Featured

I recieved my IPP in 2007. My tarif was 4 and a half years. I secured my first release in 2016 however have been recalled twice. I am curently on license now. But have little hope i will remain in the comunity for long. I feel hopeless and broken. I see no life just constant Inhumane psychological persecution. Thats what the ipp truly represents!

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Lee cooper
8 years ago Featured

As a former ipp prisoner this sentence is inhumane never having a release date waiting years for courses you have failed before even starting your sentence

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Anonymous
8 years ago Featured

IPP (inexcusable persistent persecution) Perceived risk is just that. You cannot hold someone in prison because a peice of software says they may be a risk.

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Anonymous
10 years ago Featured

Please someone look at the IPP cases , people are rotting in prison when they have done all courses that they have been asked to do and have been an enhanced prisoner for 8 years out of 10 ,even though the sentence was 9 years.

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christine greer
10 years ago Featured

my man got 6 years Ipp and has done nearly 10. even though he has everything in place for coming out and is not getting any younger it seems that the system just want to show that he is their property. I worry that by the time he gets out he'll be a little old man.

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Maureen crampton
12 years ago Featured

Ipp is a highly political sentence now abolished but leaving around 12000 prisoners still serving this inhumane sentence which has no release date,this is tantamount to torture and has no place in a civilized society something MUST be done!

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Jonathan Walter
2 months ago

Reform the IPP Sentence. IPP sentence is inhumane.

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Lindsey Gledhill
4 months ago

Please review the sentences of all IPP prisoners

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