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IPP sentences, introduced in 2005, allowed indefinite imprisonment based on dangerousness. Parliament abolished the system in 2012 but left existing sentences intact. Nearly 900 people remain imprisoned, some decades beyond their original tariff.
IPP sentences, introduced in 2005 for dangerous offenders, were abolished in 2012 but not retroactively. Nearly 3,000 people remain imprisoned under them, often decades beyond their original tariff.
Requiring prisoners to work to cover incarceration costs raises legal, ethical and practical concerns, including potential labour exploitation, double punishment, and undermining rehabilitation goals.
Barges could temporarily relieve prison overcrowding and reduce costs, but raise concerns about living standards, mental health, security, and community opposition. Permanent solutions require broader criminal justice reform.
Sending UK prisoners to Rwanda raises complex legal, human rights, logistical and diplomatic questions. It would require new treaties, safeguards against poor conditions, secure transport systems and careful diplomatic handling.
