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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Delays and neglect led to death of prisoner serving IPP sentence, jury finds

Haydar Jefferies
Haydar Jefferies died in March 2023 knowing that the allegations that had recalled him to prison had been dropped. Photograph: supplied

A prisoner serving an indeterminate sentence killed himself after delays to a parole hearing contributed to psychosis, and prison staff neglected to seek medical help as his condition deteriorated, an inquest jury has found.

Haydar Jefferies, a 50-year-old publican serving an imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentence, died in March 2023 knowing that the allegations that had recalled him to prison had been dropped.

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