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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

New hope for prisoners under indefinite jail terms as five cases referred for appeal

The open-ended sentences, which were scrapped in 2012 and have been described as psychological torture by the UN, have left thousands trapped in jail for up to 22 times longer than their original tariff. This includes many who were children at the time of their offence and handed a type of IPP sentence for under-18s called a Detention for Public Protection (DPP) jail term.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Dementia housing without locked wards? It's a small but growing movement

A CCRC integrates residents with dementia into open community living instead of segregated locked memory-care units, prioritizing freedom, inclusion, and neighborly support.
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