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Trapped under an abolished IPP jail term, Thomas White was driven to schizophrenia and psychosis. For the past year, The Independent has documented his tragic case - now he is finally being transferred to hospital following a six-year family campaign
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A father who set himself alight as his mental health crumbled while serving 13 years in prison for stealing a phone is finally being transferred to hospital following a six-year battle by his family.
Thomas White, who is languishing under an abolished indefinite jail term described as “psychological torture” by the UN, developed paranoid schizophrenia and psychosis in prison as he lost hope of being freed from his Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence.
