Damning prison projections uncovered by The Independent reveal the government’s action plan to tackle the scandal of indefinite jail terms will leave hundreds of prisoners to rot.
The shocking Ministry of Justice figures, obtained through a freedom of information request, show that at least 520 prisoners serving widely discredited, and now abolished, imprisonment for public protection (IPP) jail terms are expected to still be incarcerated in March 2030. They will never have been freed.
