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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

‘I was like a hostage. After almost 18 years on an indefinite jail term, they finally admitted my IPP sentence was wrong’

In prison, Haroon Ahmed was told to keep his head down and never question the indefinite jail term he was serving for robbery.

He was part of a generation of persistent young offenders who had racked up a string of convictions before they were handed a controversial Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) jail term.

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