The idea
The creation of the IPP sentence was made in haste and, in my opinion without any thought. The prison and probation services did not, and still do not have the resources to manage or help these offenders reduce their risks. On top of that you have a parole board which is not fit for the job it is meant to do and the cost of all this is mind boggling.
The IPP sentence should be replaced by a more robust use of the extended sentence system. We should allow judges to set the time any offender should be on licence i.e a 3 year sentence could be followed by a ten year licence(dependant on seriousness of offence and risk). With offenders who have not completed any course in custody given the time in the community. Failure to comply would mean being recalled with a further time in custody set by the parole board or similar body with recommendations on what they should do prior to release.
Why is it important?
This would reduce the amount of offenders "stuck" in custody with no prospect of release. It would probably save alot of money.
It is obvious that the IPP sentence does not work and a review would enable the ministry of justice to look at better alternatives.
ipp sentences are ridiculous, i had a friend who was done for ABH 3 times in a year and as you know ABH can be anything from a scratch broken nose to a broken jaw in his case he was an alcoholic and just use to get into drunken punch ups with other drunk people, he was given a ipp sentence he served 3 years and was never able to complete courses because the prisons were not offering them he was a very depressed person due to his father dying and never being allowed out to the funeral in the end he killed himself by hanging in my opinion he didn’t deserve an ipp sentence but he payed the price for silly politicians who have no idea what there doing very sad.