Overview

• Joe Outlaw received an additional three-year sentence at Teesside Crown Court after being found guilty on two counts of criminal damage linked to his June 2023 rooftop protest and cell wall destruction.
• He was acquitted on 12 other charges after persuading jurors that years of indeterminate IPP detention and prolonged segregation had driven him to desperate acts of protest.
• Court testimony detailed how his ADHD, anxiety, paranoia and obsessive–compulsive disorder were exacerbated by nearly 14 years spent under the abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection scheme.
• The 14-hour stand-off at HMP Frankland resulted in more than £170,000 of damage, including ripped roof tiles, smashed windows and damaged heating ducts and CCTV infrastructure.
• In February, the UN special rapporteur on torture condemned IPP sentences as psychological torture and, along with human rights groups, is urging the government to resentence almost 2,500 inmates still held on indefinite terms.