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UNGRIPP campaigns on behalf of everyone affected by the Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection (IPP) in England and Wales.
Thread Today the first phase of IPP changes begin. We hope those affected by these changes will now be able to rebuild their lives & finally feel a true sense of freedom.
If you are not yet familiar with the shocking IPP scandal - one of the most cruel and monumental injustices of the past half century - watch this jaw dropping update
Its scarcely believable the shocking #IPPscandal continues under a Labour government - it’s one of the most cruel, inhumane and monumental injustices of the past half-century Now @Keir_Starmer has a chance to end this monstrous injustice. Will he take it? @UNGRIPP
Joes upcoming trial for him climbing the roof in protest for ipps at Teeside crown court Monday 28th July Please share and support if you can We’ll be there from 9am 🙏
People recalled on IPP spend longer in prison - HMPPS annual report on the IPP sentence reveals the full extent of numerous injustices, including spending an average of 25 months in prison on recall russellwebster.com/people-recalle…
Ten more years of injustice: Figures lay bare scale of IPP scandal The latest IPP annual report shows at current rates it will be another decade until the remaining IPP prisoners are freed - the government must do more. With @HagopianAlicja independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…
Now is the time for @JamesTCobbler prisons minister & Labour peer to accept this sensible, workable & detailed plan & seek to close this shameful chapter in the history of British criminal justice @PeterStefanovi2 thecriminaljusticeblog.com/2025/06/28/cam…
“They call the IPPs the forgotten. At one point, I started to self harm…” independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…
‘Alex Chalk KC said Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) jail terms are “overbearing” and “unfair” as he urged his successor Shabana Mahmood to look carefully at fresh proposals to end the historic wrong.’ independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…
We debated the scandal of IPP prisoners again in @UKHouseofLords today. Everyone agrees it must be brought to an end but where is the political courage to do the right thing? House of Lords 04 07 25 13 53 11 youtu.be/o09ONr1YttE?si… via @YouTube
Last Friday we had an important debate on Lord Tony Woodley's private members' bill on IPP prisoners. The Labour government brought in this discredited and abolished sentence and should now right the wrong of over 2,600 prisoners still languishing under indefinite incarceration,…
The Government, for all its efforts, has still not faced up to the problem of the "hard cases" trapped in the unjust IPP regime. My speech in @UKHouseofLords this afternoon: House of Lords 04 07 25 15 18 46 youtu.be/gsFdGbY49UQ?si… via @YouTube
I referred in my speech today to the report from an expert panel convened by @TheHowardLeague on how to end the #IPP scandal. The minster Lord James Timpson @JamesTCobbler acknowledged that he’d read it & I hope govt/LC gives him space & support to end this terrible injustice
Here’s the text of the whole debate today on Lord (Tony) Woodley’s Private Member’s Bill: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-07-… and here is my own speech on what I called the #IPP ‘scandal, outrage, & injustice amounting to torture’ hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-07-…
‘It is not right’: Lords urge government to end ‘no-hope’ indefinite jail terms #IPP @AmyClareMartin independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…