Andy Burnham must “be courageous and take action” to end the scandal of indefinite jail terms to prevent Britain’s overcrowded prisons splitting at the seams, a prisons chief has warned.
Tom Wheatley, the president of the Prison Governors’ Association, has urged the prime minister to find a “lasting resolution” for almost 2,300 prisoners still trapped on Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) jail terms as he scrambles to free up cells in response to a backlash to the government’s early release scheme.
