Prison
MPs find IPP sentences “irredeemably flawed”
The Justice Committee calls on the Government to re-sentence all prisoners subject to IPP sentences.
28th September 2022
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The Justice Committee calls on the Government to re-sentence all prisoners subject to IPP sentences.
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