@AmyClareMartin

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The PM has said IPPs are set to end, but when will this happen and what’s the plan? #IPPScandal @UNGRIPP @UNGeneva @downingstreet @AlexJJNorris @andyburnham New episode available now… 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/6HG…

24: Do They Have a Plan?

Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal · Episode

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Exclusive: British couples have lost tens of thousands of pounds after an IVF clinic in Portugalfiled for insolvency – leaving many in limbo mid-treatment – in what has been described as the “biggest disaster globally in the sector”. independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…

UK couples left tens of thousands of pounds out of pocket after IVF clinic goes bust

Exclusive: Couples left devastated by collapse of Ovom clinic, which took £10,000 payment from one patient days before entering insolvency

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The two daughters of a grandfather who was murdered in a London park in a random and unprovoked attack have called for a comprehensive review into the handling of his killer, saying: “We believe there to be critical failings that allowed this to happen”.
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It is possible to balance the vital need to protect the public with what is fair and just. My analysis of Burnham’s commitment to end the IPP scandal: independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr…

I’ve seen first-hand how the IPP scandal harmed families. Now, they finally have hope

Amy-Clare Martin has spent the past three years spearheading a campaign by The Independent to end IPP sentences, interviewing dozens of prisoners, families and experts in the process. Here, she...

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Overjoyed to be writing this. So delighted for all the IPP families and campaigners who have fought for this injustice to be properly recognised and addressed independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr…

Burnham’s pledge to scrap indefinite jail terms brings campaigners ‘justice and hope’

The Independent has long campaigned for thousands of IPP prisoners who were jailed indefinitely - and on Sunday morning the prime minister announced he would ‘end the injustice’ of the prison terms

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BREAKING: The PM has announced he will end the injustice of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences this Parliament.   This a huge moment for IPP families and campaigners, I couldn’t be happier for them
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From the gov announcement: “This decision recognises how deeply unjust it is that some offenders who have been locked up for nearly twenty years remain in prison, despite serving their sentence many times over…”
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“…whereas many serious criminals convicted in recent years could have their jail time cut. While work on this will begin immediately, and on a cross-party basis, it will take time to get this right and balance fairness with public safety.”
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IPP scandal: How an entire generation of young people were written off by the state - goo.gl/alerts/4c4vMY #GoogleAlerts

How an entire generation of young people were written off by the state

Exclusive: As judges begin to overturn indefinite jail terms handed to children and young people – and hundreds more cases are being reviewed – Vera Baird, chair of the miscarriages of justice...

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#UK must end Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences as psychological harm continues, say UN experts. “Thousands of people remain trapped in prisons under a scheme that Parliament abolished more than a decade ago.” ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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🧵1/3 For two years, I have been writing about how IPP jail terms are ruining lives. Now, the UN has confirmed what families have said all along - Britain is violating these prisoners human rights 1/3 independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr…

Britain accused of ‘serious human rights violations’ by failing to end IPP jail terms

Experts have called for the government to urgently resentence almost 2,400 remaining IPP prisoners

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2/3 The sentence was abolished 14 years ago, but thousands remain trapped without a release date for years over their original tariff, with many taking their own lives in prison. Successive governments have refused to resentence them
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3/3 Many families have shared with me how this devastating sentence is blighting lives and there are countless stories left to be told. Read some of them here: independent.co.uk/topic/jail…

Jailed without hope: Fighting for justice | The Independent

The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

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free IPP prisoners
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We have 14 days to spread the news of the ipp March protest on the 15th of July 11am outside MOJ we need to share to as many different pages groups as possible to help get more people to attend
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"I am writing this because I cannot do this sentence anymore. IPP is cruel and is solely to blame for my death." These are the words of IPP prisoner Steven McBride, who died in HMP Warren Hill nearly 17 years after he was handed the indefinite sentence: independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr…

Prisoner wrote note blaming ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term before he was found dead

Exclusive: Steven McBride’s sister has spoken of her anguish after an inquest found he felt ‘trapped, hopeless and frustrated’ on an IPP jail term

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IPP COMMITTEE IN ACTION@ActionIppJun 25
Thank you @AmyClareMartin for this, @danielmgmoylan @Fox_Claire @charleyallan independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr…

Father who robbed phone 20 years ago recalled to prison after anonymous phone call

Shaun Lloyd – whose case is being reviewed by the UN – has not been arrested, interviewed or charged but is facing years more behind bars on an IPP sentence he was handed as a teenager

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Deputy PM David Lammy has told Sky News that prisoner swap arrangements "can be made" but didn't comment on the specific case of a British couple detained in Iran. The son of Lindsay Foreman, one of the detained Brits, and the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, react ⬇️
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🇬🇧 Stalker could hold key to freeing UK couple in jail ▫Exclusive: Britain is holding an ageing Iranian stalker whose deportation could help spare Lindsay and Craig Foreman from a 10-year jail sentence ▫@AmyClareMartin ▫tinyurl.com/2dy4hb4y #frontpagestoday #digital #UK @Independent
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David Lammy just said ‘arrangements can be made’ on this 🚨 Let’s hope this leads to meaningful action to help @freelindscraig Iran has spent years lobbying for Richard Jan, read my in-depth report: independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr…

Revealed: The stalker who could hold key to rescuing British couple in Iran jail

Exclusive: Britain is holding an ageing Iranian stalker whose deportation could help spare Lindsay and Craig Foreman from a 10-year jail sentence – so why won’t officials let him go? Crime correspo...

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Drug dealers are operating with impunity in prisons, according to @charlie_taylor6, while deaths soar Grieving families say they should not have to worry if their loved ones will make it out of prison alive @INQUEST_ORG independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr…

True scale of UK’s prison drug crisis revealed as deaths hit record high

Exclusive: Chief inspector of prisons demands ministers to get a ‘grip’ on the crisis as tactics for smuggling lethal substances into jails have escalated to drones that can deliver up to 11kg of...

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