A UN expert on torture has called on the UK Government to conduct an urgent review of sentences imposed on prisoners who are being held indefinitely under the discredited Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentencing scheme.

As of the end of 2022, close to 2,900 people were still being held under the scheme.

The rear wall of Wandsworth prison in London, UK. Unsplash/John Cameron
The rear wall of Wandsworth prison in London, UK. Unsplash/John Cameron

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