New push to end joint enterprise ‘legal dragnet’
MPs are this week making a fresh attempt to reform the joint enterprise legal dragnet, which has seen groups of friends and associates collectively punished for the crimes of an individual.
MPs are this week making a fresh attempt to reform the joint enterprise legal dragnet, which has seen groups of friends and associates collectively punished for the crimes of an individual.
A Private Member’s Bill, introduced today to the House of Lords, is the latest attempt to address the injustice of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.
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We have joined children’s rights and justice charities in calling for the closure of child prisons as a new review finds that child imprisonment is beyond reform.
The Guardian newspaper published a sneak preview yesterday of our new report on joint enterprise.
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The video of our panel discussion on the King’s Speech is now out.
We were one of 70 organisations and individuals that last week sent a joint letter to the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP, calling for the new Labour government to resolve the IPP scandal once and for all.
The announcement by the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, was today described as a missed opportunity.
More than 70 campaigners, trade unionists, activists, lawyers and civil society representatives are calling today for urgent action on IPP reform.
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The video of our panel discussion on the General Election manifestos is now out.