More IPP prisoners are referred to Court of Appeal – what we know

• The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred nine more indefinite jail sentences to the Court of Appeal , bringing the total to 25 cases referred this year.
• Highlighted cases include Carl Lamb, who remains in prison 20 years after receiving a 20-month tariff, and Shaun Lloyd, who served nearly 14 years for stealing a phone.
• The miscarriages of justice watchdog is reviewing over 250 cases following recent court rulings where judges failed to properly consider defendants' age or maturity.
• Although IPP sentences were abolished in 2012, 856 affected prisoners have never been released from prison and 1,415 remain in custody following recall.
• Andy Burnham has pledged to introduce legislation before the end of this parliament to address and end the long-running injustice of IPP sentences.

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Nine prisoners held on indefinite jail terms referred to Court of Appeal by miscarriage of justice watchdog