But exactly 10 years after it was abolished – almost 3,000 people in England and Wales are still languishing in jail under the Imprisonment for Public Protection measure – and many say they see little prospect of release.
Campaigners are now urging the government to re-sentence all the remaining IPP inmates with a response expected soon.
JaneDJourno Deeply shocking. Locked up and the key thrown away and for minor offences. UK never ceases to amaze. Truly an outlier in W Europe.
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