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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Burnham warned not to dash hopes for indefinite prisoners: ‘Do not sell them another dream’

The prime minister has been urged not to dash the hopes of thousands of prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms after he pledged to find a resolution to the “long-running injustice”.

Andy Burnham is facing calls to revisit proposals to appoint a specialist panel of former and serving high court judges to review the cases of almost 2,300 prisoners serving controversial Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.

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