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UK: IEP Scheme challenged

01 November 2001

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Three prisoners have won the right to a judicial review of policy decisions taken by the governor of Frankland prison which, they argue, lead to inmates who maintain their innocence suffering harsher conditions. David Gorman, Darren Vickers and a third who does not wish to be named, have always protested their innocence. The central issue of the judicial review is the Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) Scheme, which sets up basic, standard and enhanced regimes as a way of policing inmate behaviour. In order to qualify for "enhanced" status at Frankland prisoners must first "address their offending behaviour and undertake courses such as the sex offenders treatment programme." Prisoners who maintain their innocence are denied access to - and would in any case for the most part refuse - such offending behaviour courses and are therefore punished for maintaining their innocence at Frankland. Both Gorman and Vickers were on enhanced status at previous jails, but were downgraded to standard at Frankland.

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