Imprisoned indefinitely for stealing a phone? End this injustice, prime minister
by Martin Blades | 12 January 2026
It seems hard to believe, but there are still 2,400 people in our overcrowded prisons serving indefinite sentences, having originally been jailed for crimes such as theft – all under legislation repealed in 2012 because it was so obviously flawed. Sentences of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) were introduced by the last Labour government to deal with […]
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