Clara White, whose brother Thomas has spent 12 years behind bars for stealing a mobile phone, asks the new prisons minister for help in a letter shared with Sky News.
The sister of a man who has spent 12 years behind bars on an abolished prison sentence has pleaded with new justice minister Lord Timpson to intervene in her brother's high-profile case. Clara White, whose brother Thomas White has been in prison since 2012 for stealing a mobile phone, said offenders like him who are serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have 'no hope'.
The assessment read: 'Mr White did describe a sense of hopelessness about his sentence and the outcome of recent parole hearings. 'It is probable that this negative experience has contributed to the development of his delusion system and his voices. 'Mr White's views mirror those identified in the report, which emphasises the psychological harm caused by the IPP sentence, leading to feelings of hopelessness, despair, and which presented a challenge to their progression.
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