Research shows it’s become even more difficult for prisoners serving indefinite sentences to be released

Angela Allen/Shutterstock As part of plans to deal with nearly-full prisons in England and Wales, Andy Burnham has pledged to bring an end to indeterminate imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences. For those serving these sentences, this is a long-awaited development. IPP sentences were abolished in 2012, but not retrospectively. Currently, 2,271 IPP prisoners remain in custody in England and Wales. They were introduced in 2005 to protect the public from “dangerous” offenders, but…