david allen green on Nostr: This by the chair of the Commons justice committee is important and persuasive on why ...

This by the chair of the Commons justice committee is important and persuasive on why IPP sentences are wrong in principle and bad in practice.

One telling passage jumped out:

“IPP sentences were introduced in 2003 as a new form of custodial sentence. Designed to appear tough on crime…”

How many stupid law and policy things have been done for that reason.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/series/the-ipp-scandal