Four more prisoners serve unspecified prisons as described as “psychological torture” They took their lives in British prison, Independent It can detect, abolish the total number of self-trained deaths at 94.
Experts described the crisis as a “scandal hiding in ordinary views” and “industrial abortion of justice” Prisoners trapped under the abolition Public Protection Prison (IPP) Conditions of Prison Continue with your own life.
Further 37 released IPP prisoners took their own life in five years until 2024. April, according to governmental data, as strictive licenses that leave them in constant fear of revocation.
9. February 2024. A prisoner serving the IPP sentence died at the category C HMP Warren Hill in the Suffolk, according to the records obtained from Independent Request for freedom of information. Another self-determined death occurred at the high security of HMP Frankland in Durham next month.
29. Juna Male on IPP punishment died within the HMP Swaleside – the middle security prison in Kent in which 14 men died in two years 2024 August.
Fourth self-esteemed death was recorded on 29. October on the HMP Wymott, in Lancashire, where inspectors warned in 2023. year cramped and “out of repair”.
Comes after the nine IPP prisoner took his own life in 2023. years, the largest annual overall log, including Sean Davies who wrote in suicide If he had taken his life because her saw her “no chance to let go” from his IPP prison.
Architect Mane sentences, Lord Blunkett, described the latest loss of life as a “terrible tragedy” that should focus on the action for the help of IPP prisoners.
He admits that he regrets an open prison when he was a domestic secretary under Tony Blair in 2005. year, but not retrospecting, but not to minor crime, while for minor crimes, while the Committee for Conditional.
Cases prominent in Independent turn on Leroy Douglaswho served nearly 20 years for cell phone stealing; Thomas White42, which descended into his cell and served 13 years for phone theft; James Lawrence38, which is still in prison for 18 years after he handed over his eight-month prison; and Abdullahi Sulemon41, which is still within 19 years after it is closed due to a looting laptop.
Of the 2,614 people still in IPP prison, almost 700 served at least 10 years longer than their original minimum deadline.
Consecutive governments have It refused to be interested in IPP prisonersDespite the calls for the UN Justice Committee and the Special Rapporteur at torture in the middle of the high rates of suicide and self-harm.
Lord Woodley, whose private members of prisoners for prisoners would not succeed without supporting the Government, but still lacking Croatian and frequent decency, given the exercise for reconsideration “wide effective ways to address this industrial exchange of justice.
“This causes great damage to prisoners and their loved ones, and each devastating story reminds us why fast and decisive action are needed.”
The United IPP reform group followed every self-determined death in custody, said that every death was “prevented” and would leave behind the family that will face “life pain.”
“It would be possible to prevent these deaths, if the government invited the courage to do what so many people and organizations greeted many years,” spokesperson added.
“If the current government finally stops IPP sentences, they could prevent future deaths of those who have endured their sentence many times.”
Last year’s Lord Timppson Prison Minister said, but insists that the government would not consider a misdemeanor to the parole.
Instead, the prisoners must work on the release through the refreshed IPP action plan, he said.
Lord Blunkett said Independent That he was impressed by the determination of Lord Timpson, but added: “A terrible tragedy of lost lives by long-service IPP prisoners should focus everyone’s mind – how to speed up potential release.”
Richard Garde, from the Center for Crime Studies and Justice, said, “This is a scandal that is hiding in ordinary views. Ministers confirm the problem, but offer subordinary solutions that have not been established.
“If we are going to judge ministers by what they do, not what they say, we should conclude that or do not recognize the severity of damage, IPP punishment causes or not interested enough to resolve it.”
The Ministry of Justice spokesman said: “The right sentences have abolished. With public protection as a number one, Lord Chancellor works to ensure appropriate measures to support these sentences, such as improved access to mental health support programs.”
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