Nicole and Madison's stories and the tragic tale of how and why Matthew Price took his own life.
Nicole and Madison both served Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences. Now out on licence, Sam meets these two women in Parliament, whilst trying to lobby their MPs. She hears about life inside female prisons and how they are both doing now. As of December 2022, there were 40 women in custody serving IPP sentences.
Sam also talks to Emma McClure and Andrew Sperling, criminal lawyers who represented Matthew Price, who was on licence when he took his own life in May 2023. They describe the terror that Matthew faced knowing he could be recalled back to prison at any time. It's situation that is not unique for IPP serving prisoners on licence: to date, 19 people serving IPP sentences in the community have taken their own lives since 2020.
Read Matthew Price’s 'cry for help' email here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wgAUyjdjdr9j8gO5NWphtrno6eoI65OX/view?usp=sharing
Contributors in order of appearance:
Madison, IPP prisoner on licence
Nicole, IPP prisoner on licence
Emma McClure, Consultant Solicitor with SL5 Legal @Parole_Lawyer@mastadon.world
Andrew Sperling, Solicitor-Advocate and Managing Director of SL5 Legal www.SL5Legal.co.uk / @AndrewSperling
Production credits:
Reporter: Samantha Asumadu @SamanthaAsumadu
Executive Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitzg
Producer: Steve Langridge @SMLANGERS
Consultant: Hank Rossi
An Ear Worm Production for the Institute of Now
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✍️ Write to your MP and ask them to raise questions about IPPs in Parliament
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