The very judges who handed out “unfair” indefinite prison sentences have joined The Independent’s campaign to resentence thousands of offenders who are still trapped by a law that was abolished in 2012.
Sir John Saunders, a former High Court judge, tells us that he would apologise to offenders he sentenced to imprisonment for public protection (IPP) terms. “I should say I’m really sorry this has happened; it’s extremely unfair,” he said.