Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal

6. Bogus Diagnosis


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Bernadette and Abdulahi's story, plus Sam explores mental health treatment for IPPs and the now controversial Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway.


Sam travels to Cardiff to meet Bernadette, whose husband Abdulahi received an IPP sentence in 2005. His original tariff was two years and he has been recalled back to prison four times. Abdulahi was born in Somalia and moved to the UK as a child. He is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and his mental health has deteriorated since being in prison and because of the anxiety-inducing uncertainty of his IPP sentence.

 

Sam also gets a call from an IPP serving prisoner we are calling Mitch. He was released in 2018 after 11 years and was recalled back to prison the same year for breaching licence conditions. We also hear from James Daly MP, prison and parole solicitor, Dean Kingham and Senior Lecturer in law at the University of York, Ailbe O’Louhglin, who explains the history of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway, which is now considered controversial amongst many psychologists and psychiatrists.


Contributors in order of appearance:


Bernadette Emmerson, wife of Abdulahi, an IPP serving prisoner 


'Mitch', IPP serving prisoner 


James Daly MP


Dean Kingham, Prison and Parole Solicitor


Graham Towl, Professor of forensic psychology at Durham University


Ailbe O’Louhglin, Senior Lecturer in law at the University of York


Dr Jo Shingler, Forensic Psychologist 


Shirley Debono, IPP Committee in Action


Voices in Archive:


Alex Chalk, KC MP


Credits:


Reporter: Samantha Asumadu @SamanthaAsumadu


Executive Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitzg


Producer: Steve Langridge @SMLANGERS


Consultant: Hank Rossi


Artwork: The Brightside


An Ear Worm Production for the Institute of Now


Get involved:


➕ Follow Trapped on X, TikTok, Facebook or Instagram @Trapped_Pod 


🔎 Search #IPPScandal for more stories.

 

🗣️ Read more about the IPP campaign: UNGRIPP | www.ungripp.com@UNGRIPP | IPP Committee In Action @ActionIpp | injustice_of_ipp

 

✔️ Like, follow and share this podcast to get people listening: knowledge is power and the more who know, the harder it is for injustice to take place. 


✍️ Write to your MP and ask them to raise questions about IPPs in Parliament


⬇️ Download the Trapped series episode transcripts here: https://drive.google.com


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Trapped: The IPP Prisoner ScandalBy The Institute of Now