A devoted father with a zest for life, he was given an indeterminate sentence in 2006. He is still locked up – and losing hope that he will ever be released
  • deegeese
    62·
    7 months ago

    He’s in prison for threatening to beat someone he was trying to rob.

    Sounds a bit like the UKs version of a “3 strikes” law to allow longer sentences for habitual criminals.

    • QuantumSpecter@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      93·
      7 months ago

      Imprisonment for public protection was abolition in 2012 because it was being overused there are currently over 2500 people locked up whose sentences ended over 10 years ago.

      • deegeese
        63·
        7 months ago

        Sounds like he needs to petition for resentencing.

        When the headline is inaccurate, it undermines the whole article.