Father trapped in jail 18 years after being given 8-month sentence - for waving a starting pistol

Father trapped in jail 18 years after being given 8-month sentence - for waving a starting pistol

The Independent UK·2024-09-28 19:02

A father trapped under an abolished indefinite jail term has made six attempts on his own life after serving 25 times longer than his original sentence, The Independent can reveal.

James Lawrence was handed a discredited imprisonment for public protection (IPP) jail sentence with an eight-month minimum term in 2006 for threatening someone with a starting pistol.

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