Peers in the House of Lords are scheduled to vote on a series of changes pertaining to imprisonment for public protection sentences (IPP), a type of open-ended jail term previously condemned as “inhumane” and a form of “psychological torture” by UN torture expert Alice Jill Edwards.
Ms. Edwards had asked both major parties to support an amendment by Tory peer Lord Moylan that would flip the burden of proof, so the Parole Board would have to establish an IPP offender, which is too dangerous to be.
Ms Edwards told Sky News that the burden of evidence “has been one of the greatest obstacles to ensuring prisoners can secure release” and praised Lord Moylan’s move.
