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The UK’s indefinite prison terms injustice laid bare with dozens dead and 700 prisoners left to rot

The Independent UK News · 1 September 2026 at 20:55

The UK’s indefinite prison terms injustice laid bare with dozens dead and 700 prisoners left to rot

Britain’s former top judge said the IPP regime is a form of ‘preventative detention’ which has punished people ‘grossly excessively’

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The UK’s indefinite prison terms injustice laid bare with dozens dead and 700 prisoners left to rot

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