Podcast series charting the #IPP prisoner scandal. Listen on #Acast #ApplePodcasts #Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Today there are 2,916 people trapped in British prisons on the now abolished IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentence, many for minor crimes. None of them know when they are getting out, or whether their IPP sentence could actually mean life in prison. To date, 87 prisoners serving an IPP sentence, with a lack of certainty and losing hope, have taken their own lives. The IPP has been called a ‘stain on the British justice system’. But most people have never heard of it.
Investigative reporter Sam Asumadu is digging deep into the plight of prisoners on an IPP, and their families, to find out what has gone wrong with this sentence and shine a light into the dark corners of the IPP story.
Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @Trapped_pod
If you want to do something, you can tell a friend to listen to this series. Knowledge is power and the more who know, the harder it is for injustice to take place.
If you want to do something more active, you can write to your MP - and tell them to raise questions about prisoners serving IPPs in parliament. Some campaigners have started a petition hosted on the UK government website. Search the hashtag #JusticeForIPPs on social media for more info and the link.
For more information about the Campaign for IPP Justice: Contact UNGRIPP www.ungripp.com/ or on Twitter @UNGRIPP
Reporter: Samantha Asumadu
Executive Producer: Melissa FitzGerald
Producer: Steve Langridge
Consultant: Hank Rossi
A Zinc Media Group production for The Institute of Now
