DEATHS IN CUSTODY

287 people who received the IPP sentence have died in prison. 90 took their own life. This represents the ultimate tragedy of the sentence – the complete loss of hope. Reports by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman have pointed to the IPP sentence as a contributory factor to suicides.
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We believe it is important to know how many people serving IPP sentence have died, and why. But we also believe each person should be recognised as much more than just a number.  We are working on preserving the memory of this especially painful part of the IPP sentence in a sensitive way, but which does not turn away from its tragedy.
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Here, we present a mural of 377 silhouettes, to represent the personhood and humanity of each person who has died while serving the IPP sentence.  They each deserve to be remembered.