Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal

19/09/2025

‘The vast majority have been recalled for administrative breaches. It’s an absolutely shocking way to treat people’.

Andrea Coomber of The Howard League speaks about the problems of recall for IPP serving prisoners in Trapped Episode 18: ‘Destroyed Hope’

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18/09/2025

“There are prisoners who feel ‘I have lost all hope’ and if you lose hope, that puts you at very serious risk of self-harm”

Adrian Usher - Prison & Probation Ombudsman - speaks on Trapped Episode 18: ‘Destroyed Hope’

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18/09/2025

‘This is state sponsored torture’

Dr Felicity Gerry KC speaks on Trapped Episode 18: ‘Destroyed Hope’

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17/09/2025

‘I was lucky to be alive’ 🗣️ Victoria, IPP prisoner on licence

Sentenced to a 3 year tariff at 18, Victoria served 12 years. She’s battled severe self-harm, poor mental health, and the lasting psychological impact of indefinite detention.

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17/09/2025

NEW 🎧 Trapped Ep 18: Destroyed Hope

🗣️ Victoria served 12 years on a three-year tariff and faces repeated recalls for minor breaches.

➕ With PPO Ombudsman, Adrian Usher, Andrea Coomber of the Howard League and Felicity Gerry KC

Listen to Destroyed Hope from Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal. An update on Victoria’s story.We last heard from Victoria in Episode 9 ‘Set Up to Fail’ where she’s known as Madison, because she didn’t want to give away her identity. Victoria is currently serving an IPP in the community. S...

10/09/2025

‘They think they’re driving the car - but they’re actually not’

Richard Garside from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies responds to Lord Timpson’s lack of significant action on IPP.

Listen now to Trapped Ep 17 ‘A Poisoned Chalice’ wherever you get your pods.

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09/09/2025

‘It changed me and I became a crusader’

Revd Dr David Kirk Beedon, a former prison chaplain, left the prison service to publish his work with IPP prisoners. The MOJ press office wanted to intervene - but he would not be silenced.

🎧 Trapped Ep 17

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08/09/2025

🔥 New Trapped Episode 17 🔥

‘A Poisoned Chalice’ available to listen now wherever you get your podcasts

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19/08/2024

🚨New Episode Now Live🚨

Today we are telling Theresa and Josh’s story and we catch up with campaigner, Roddy Russell, who is working tirelessly to free his brother, Robert.

Listen to Trapped Episode 16 - "Indefinite Injustice" now;

https://shows.acast.com/trapped-the-ipp-prisoner-scandal/episodes/indefinite-injustice

23/07/2024

Now LIVE 💥 Prison Crisis: The Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones CBE Speaks...

Sam Asumadu meets Martin Jones to discuss the IPP Scandal in the shadow of the looming crisis in British prisons…

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Listen to Prison Crisis: The Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones CBE Speaks... from Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal. Today’s episode is an exclusive interview with Martin Jones CBE, who was appointed His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation in March 2024. Prior to that, he was Chief E...

29/06/2024

🚨 New episode alert 🚨

Trapped Episode 14 'The Daily Mail Test'

Samantha Asumadu investigates the impact of recall on IPP prisoners in the community. Change is finally coming - how will it affect them?

Listen to The Daily Mail Test from Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal. Rob and Sara’s story. Sam investigates the impact of recall on IPP prisoners in the community. Change is finally coming - how will it affect them? Rob was given an IPP sentence in 2008 and he’s been recalled back to prison 4 t...

07/06/2024

NOW LIVE 🚨 Ep13: A Perfect Storm

Mary and Martin Myer’s story… Samantha Asumadu
also speaks to two people who head up their unions, working with IPP prisoners on the front line: the prison officers & prisoner governors.

Listen to A Perfect Storm from Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal. Mary and Martin Myer’s story. We also hear from two people who head up their unions, working with IPP prisoners on the front line: the prison officers and prisoner governors.Martin Myers comes from an Irish Traveller family. They’...