Unfair jail sentences – one more example of demonising society’s ‘morally unfit’ | Kenan Malik

The IPP scandal should not be seen in isolation. It is all part of today’s politics by vilificationDavid Blunkett acknowledged last week that it was the “biggest regret” of his political life. As home secretary under Tony Blair in 2001, Blunkett was the architect of the “imprisonment for public protection” scheme, or IPP.Under the IPP system, offenders were given a sentence (or “tariff”) proportionate to the offence committed. Once that sentence was comp