The prisoner 'trapped' 10 years into a 10-month jail sentence
Justice Secretary Michael Gove has ordered a review of the position of thousands of prisoners serving a sentence known as an IPP or Imprisonment for Public Protection.
Many are considered to be languishing inside because they are several years over the minimum sentence they were given.
James Ward was given a 10-month IPP for arson in 2006. Now nearly 10 years on, he is still inside and has no release date.
He regularly self-harms, sets light to his cell, barricades himself in and has staged dirty protests. With a low IQ, and mental health problems, he cannot cope with prison life.
His sister, April, fears what he might do next.
"I do believe that one day we'll get the phone call that Jimmy has taken his own life, definitely."
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