Five still in jail 16 years after being given IPP sentences of below six months, data shows

Nearly 3,000 inmates are still in prison after being given IPP sentences, which were scrapped in 2012 but not for those already detained. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Prisoners serving controversial indeterminate sentences were given minimum terms of less than six months but have remained in jail for at least 16 years, newly released data shows.

A total of five inmates serving sentences known as imprisonment for public protection (IPP) in England and Wales were handed tariffs less than six months, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data shows.