A 2 Year IPP Sentence Has People In Prison For Nearly 20 Years - Marc Conway

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Today, we’re joined by Marc Conway. Marc’s story is remarkable: from serving his first sentence at 15 and spending years on an IPP - a sentence with no set release date - to turning his life around inside prison, working in therapeutic and reform-focused environments, and now advocating for change to help others trapped by the system. We discuss his journey through prison, what life is really like on licence, and the work he’s doing now to shine a light on the IPP system and inspire hope for others still serving.

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UNGRIPP - Campaigns on behalf of prisoners and ex-prisoners serving the Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection (IPP) in England and Wales.

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