'Short-sighted' to exclude inmates on indefinite sentences from early release scheme, say campaigners

'Short-sighted' to exclude inmates on indefinite sentences from early release scheme, say campaigners

Those affected by the now abolished IPP sentence tell Sky News they find it "mind boggling" that they were not considered in the sentencing review.

'Short-sighted' to exclude inmates on indefinite sentences from early

Campaigners have hit out at the “short-sighted” decision not to include prisoners on indefinite sentences in the plans to reduce the prison population. On Thursday, the government published its long-awaited sentencing review, led by former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke, who recommended that some offenders who behave well in jail only serve a third of their term in custody before being released. Not included in the scheme are prisone…