Biography
Across two Lords debate speeches, the member raised mental health in the context of Indeterminate Sentences for Public Protection (IPP). In a December
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“…It is understandable that the Parole Board might have concerns about the poor mental health of some of the people whose cases they are considering, but it is simply wrong and a great injustice that this poor mental health, in many cases caused directly by this long-discredited and abolished sentence passed by this Parl…”
Record by topic
- Mental health619th of 8904.0
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What they’ve said
“My Lords, it is very well known that IPP sentences have broken the mental health of hundreds of prisoners. Does the Minister agree that it is the responsibility of the state to help fix the damage caused by these torture sentences, and that greater resources are needed for medical treatment for and support of IPP priso…”
Prisons: Health Services · 2025-01-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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