https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/ipp/Recent content in ipp on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 15 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/birmingham-woman-serves-16-years-for-21-month-sentence-now-back-in-prison-amidst-ipp-controversy/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/birmingham-woman-serves-16-years-for-21-month-sentence-now-back-in-prison-amidst-ipp-controversy/Jolene Davies spent 16 years behind bars for a crime that legally carried a sentence of just 21 months. Now, aged 40 and from Sparkbrook, she finds herself back in prison following another incident, highlighting the ongoing issues with Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences. IPP sentences, introduced in 2005, were designed for offenders deemed dangerous but whose crimes did not justify a life sentence. These sentences included a minimum term, but release depended on assessments of ongoing risk, effectively allowing indefinite detention.