Matthew Booth, who has served more than three times his minimum jail term for a crime committed at 15, is appealing to the justice secretary to intervene in his case, citing the traumatic impact of being recalled to prison under indefinite IPP sentences.
Mr Booth claims he is now being recalled to prison based on false accusations regarding his relationship with the mother of his children, stating, '[She] could make sure I don’t go straight back to prison again.' He expresses his desire to surrender but struggles with the emotional toll.
Despite having faced indefinite imprisonment from a young age, Booth argues that he needed help instead of a life sentence, revealing the frustrations of being affected by a legal system that was widely condemned.
The case has drawn attention to the controversial IPP sentencing system, which was abolished in 2012 but not applied retrospectively, leaving many like Booth in long-term legal limbo.
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