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What will fix Britain’s prisons?

Nov 18, 2023 · 19 min · 18.4 MB
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HMP Bedford was issued with an urgent notification yesterday, meaning it must immediately make reforms to improve. It’s the fifth prison to receive such a notification this year. What’s going wrong in Britain’s prisons, and what will fix them?

Max Jeffery speaks to former prison governor Ian Acheson and former prisoner David Shipley.

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