‘My son spent 14 years in jail for phone theft – now give us a release date’

Shirley says Shaun was turning his life around when he was recalled to prison again, 20 years after he was jailed for phone theft A mum whose son has been in jail for 14 years for a phone theft has called on the Prime Minister to set out a clear timetable for his release. Shaun Lloyd, 38, was jailed for two years and nine months in 2006 but has served more than three times that because he was given an imprisonment for public protection sentence (IPP). He was recalled to HMP Cardiff weeks ago after an anonymous caller reported him to the police, even though he has committed no further offence. Andy Burnham pledged over the weekend to ‘end the injustice’ of IPPs and release some inmates serving indefinite sentences during this parliament. There are more than 2,000 people still serving the op