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Indefinite prison terms 'psychological hell'

Thousands of prisoners in England and Wales have no idea when they will be released - even though they have served their minimum sentences.
It is because of Imprisonment for Public Protection - and although no new sentences have been handed down since they were scrapped in 2012, many prisoners are still serving them.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Victoria Derbyshire has been speaking to Shaun Lloyd, who served three times his recommended prison sentence, and to April Ward, whose brother is serving ten years for a ten-month sentence.

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