Father goes on the run to escape ‘unfair’ indefinite recall to prison amid false claims over his love life

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Every time he gets out and starts building his life back up again it gets taken away.” Father Matthew Booth, 33, with his daughters Ava, 10, and Madison, seven IPP jail terms - under which offenders were handed a minimum jail term but no maximum – were ditched over human rights concerns in 2012, seven years after they were introduced by New Labour in a bid to be tough on crime. I needed help, not a life sentence.” Matthew Booth is being hauled back to prison for the fourth time under an IPP jail term over false reports about his love life with Abigail Vernon He served six years before he was first released in 2013. And just because they think I’m in a relationship – why should I do two years?” He said the jail term made him feel like “I have got not hope at all”. Matthew Booth, 33, is a fugitive IPP prisoner who says he is being hauled back to over false reports about his love life Campaigner Shirley Debono, co-founder of IPP Committee in Action, has called for the justice secretary to help Matthew by using new powers available from 1 November allowing her to release a recalled IPP prisoner without approval from the Parole Board.