Chalk announces limited IPP reform
Released prisoners will have their licences ended sooner
The justice secretary Alex Chalk has announced a limited reform to a punishment that he regards as a stain on the criminal justice system of England and Wales — the sentence of imprisonment for public protection, or IPP for short. I explained how these sentences worked in an earlier piece.
Offenders who are still serving IPP sentences in custody — more t…
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