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2. A Kafkaesque Maze
Sam reports on Aaron and Cherrie’s story and the ‘Kafkaesque maze’ of the offending behaviour programmes.
Aaron Graham is the longest straight serving IPP prisoner. He's has been in prison for nineteen years without parole on a two-and-a-half-year tariff, and he still doesn’t know when he’s getting out. Aaron’s sister Cherrie Nichol has been campaigning for Aaron and others like him serving the IPP sentence.
Sam also digs into the offending behaviour programs, an integral part of the justice system and proving your reduced risk to the parole board as an IPP serving prisoner. She finds that these courses are hard to access in many prisons. Sometimes IPP prisoners do the courses multiple times, and the parole board still doesn't grant release, leaving these prisoners in what’s been described as ‘a Kafkaesque maze’.
Meanwhile in Westminster, it’s now June 2023 and the new Secretary of State for Justice, Alex Chalk remains non-committal on resentencing the 2,916 prisoners still serving the IPP sentence, but he has also left the door open for further action. Whilst the politicking continues in Parliament, the prisoners and their families remain in limbo.
Contributors in order of appearance:
Aaron Graham, IPP serving prisoner
Cherrie Nichol, sister of Aaron Graham and IPP campaigner.
Dr. Jo Shingler, forensic psychologist
Mark Day, Prison Reform Trust @PRTuk
Dean Kingham, prison and parole solicitor
Harry Annison, criminologist
Voices in archive:
Lord Daniel Moylan
Sir Bob Neill
John McDonnell MP
Alex Chalk KC MP
Joe Outlaw, IPP serving prisoner
Production Team:
Reporter: Samantha Asumadu @SamanthaAsumadu
Executive Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitzg
Producer: Steve Langridge @SMLANGERS
Consultant: Hank Rossi
An Ear Worm Production for the Institute of Now
Get involved:
➕ Follow Trapped on X, TikTok, Facebook or Instagram @Trapped_Pod
🔎 Search #IPPScandal for more stories.
🗣️ Read more about the IPP campaign: UNGRIPP | www.ungripp.com | @UNGRIPP | IPP Committee In Action @ActionIpp | injustice_of_ipp
✔️ Like, follow and share this podcast to get people listening: knowledge is power and the more who know, the harder it is for injustice to take place.
✍️ Write to your MP and ask them to raise questions about IPPs in Parliament
⬇️ Download the Trapped series episode transcripts here: https://drive.google.com
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By The Institute of NowSam reports on Aaron and Cherrie’s story and the ‘Kafkaesque maze’ of the offending behaviour programmes.
Aaron Graham is the longest straight serving IPP prisoner. He's has been in prison for nineteen years without parole on a two-and-a-half-year tariff, and he still doesn’t know when he’s getting out. Aaron’s sister Cherrie Nichol has been campaigning for Aaron and others like him serving the IPP sentence.
Sam also digs into the offending behaviour programs, an integral part of the justice system and proving your reduced risk to the parole board as an IPP serving prisoner. She finds that these courses are hard to access in many prisons. Sometimes IPP prisoners do the courses multiple times, and the parole board still doesn't grant release, leaving these prisoners in what’s been described as ‘a Kafkaesque maze’.
Meanwhile in Westminster, it’s now June 2023 and the new Secretary of State for Justice, Alex Chalk remains non-committal on resentencing the 2,916 prisoners still serving the IPP sentence, but he has also left the door open for further action. Whilst the politicking continues in Parliament, the prisoners and their families remain in limbo.
Contributors in order of appearance:
Aaron Graham, IPP serving prisoner
Cherrie Nichol, sister of Aaron Graham and IPP campaigner.
Dr. Jo Shingler, forensic psychologist
Mark Day, Prison Reform Trust @PRTuk
Dean Kingham, prison and parole solicitor
Harry Annison, criminologist
Voices in archive:
Lord Daniel Moylan
Sir Bob Neill
John McDonnell MP
Alex Chalk KC MP
Joe Outlaw, IPP serving prisoner
Production Team:
Reporter: Samantha Asumadu @SamanthaAsumadu
Executive Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitzg
Producer: Steve Langridge @SMLANGERS
Consultant: Hank Rossi
An Ear Worm Production for the Institute of Now
Get involved:
➕ Follow Trapped on X, TikTok, Facebook or Instagram @Trapped_Pod
🔎 Search #IPPScandal for more stories.
🗣️ Read more about the IPP campaign: UNGRIPP | www.ungripp.com | @UNGRIPP | IPP Committee In Action @ActionIpp | injustice_of_ipp
✔️ Like, follow and share this podcast to get people listening: knowledge is power and the more who know, the harder it is for injustice to take place.
✍️ Write to your MP and ask them to raise questions about IPPs in Parliament
⬇️ Download the Trapped series episode transcripts here: https://drive.google.com
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.