While the UK clears prisons to ease overcrowding, one group remains stuck
by editors@theworld.org (Nik Martin) from The World: Latest Stories on (#796C8)
The UK has released hundreds of prisoners as part of the government's early release plan. It's a key part of its bid to free up much-needed prison space and combat overcrowding. But one particular group of prisoners were ineligible for the deal. These are people sentenced under the controversial IPP, or Imprisonment for Public Protection, program, which had a minimum term but no maximum. From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, Nik Martin has the story on the fight to get IPP prisoners released.