menu_open Columnists
Jake Phillips

Jake Phillips

The Conversation

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Research shows it’s become even more difficult for prisoners serving indefinite sentences to be released

Research shows it’s become even more difficult for prisoners serving indefinite sentences to be released

Former supreme court justice Lord Brown described the IPP sentence as the ‘greatest single stain on our criminal justice system’.

04.09.2026 10

The Conversation

Jake Phillips

Can leaders ever reform prisons without playing politics? Four things Andy Burnham could do

What shapes leaders’ responses to issues of crime and justice is not that toughness wins, but that leniency-gone-wrong loses.

07.08.2026 20

The Conversation

Jake Phillips

Will ending short prison sentences fix prison overcrowding? What an expert thinks

People sentenced for similar offences are more likely to offend after a short prison sentence than if they had been given a community sanction.

23.03.2026 30

The Conversation

Jake Phillips

Why whole-life imprisonment is rising in England and Wales

There are currently 74 people serving whole-life sentences.

11.12.2025 20

The Conversation

Jake Phillips