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

Two men serving indefinite jail sentences freed after two decades

Luke Ings (left) and Liam Bennett were jailed as teenagers.
Luke Ings (left) and Liam Bennett were jailed as teenagers. Composite: ITV Meridian

Two men jailed with indefinite sentences for public protection (IPPs) have been freed after each serving about two decades in custody despite receiving minimum terms of two years or less.

A high court judge and a magistrate hearing an appeal after a review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) told Luke Ings and Liam Bennett they would be freed, and also replaced an indeterminate sentence given to a third man, James Ward.

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