Call to re-sentence 3,000 prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms

Inmates in England and Wales still held under imprisonment for public protection' scheme scrapped 10 years ago

Almost 3,000 prisoners in England and Wales stuck behind bars under an abolished irredeemably flawed" indefinite sentencing scheme should be re-sentenced, MPs and peers have said.

The indefinite nature of jail terms under the imprisonment for public protection (IPP) scheme has contributed to feelings of hopelessness and despair that has resulted in high levels of self-harm and some suicides among prisoners, according to the justice select committee.