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‘Prison system is broken and not appropriate place for pregnant women’, Birth Companions charity says
We spoke to Kirsty Kitchen from the Birth Companions charity which works with pregnant women and new mothers in custody, and down the line is Dr Miranda Davies – from the Nuffield Trust – who’s an expert on healthcare in prisons.
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‘Serious failings’ contributed to baby death in Bronzefield prison – inquest
A coroner has ruled that multiple systemic failings led to the tragic death of a newborn baby at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey – Europe’s largest women’s prison.
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Rape conviction overturned for man who spent 17 years in prison
“I was innocent and they finally listened”. Andrew Malkinson has spent 20 years trying to clear his name, 17 of them in prison for a rape he did not commit.
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‘Punishment and imprisonment is not the answer’ to preventing late abortion, says Labour MP
A woman who was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown is to be released from prison early.
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Full prisons ‘are not safe places’, says Prison Governors Association President
We spoke to the President of the Prison Governors Association, Andrea Albutt.
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Prisons will run out of space within weeks says prisons chief
They keep some of our most dangerous criminals behind bars.
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Poor prison conditions increase risk inmates will re-offend, says Chief Inspector of Prisons
We spoke to Charlie Taylor, the Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Conservative MP Laura Farris, who served on the Justice committee
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Inside Lincoln Prison: The initiatives aiming to stop inmates from reoffending
A shortage of prison wardens in England and Wales is leaving many inmates locked in their cells for more than 22 hours in the 24 hour day- with an increasing risk they will re-offend.
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Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution managing behaviour by ‘locking children up’, says Chief Inspector of Prisons
The justice secretary has been urged to take immediate action – after the prisons watchdog said conditions at the Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution are “appalling”. The prisons minister said a review was underway, and a new governor had been appointed. We spoke to Charlie Taylor, the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
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‘They almost killed me’ – Syrian-American prisoner to sue Assad regime
This is the horrific ordeal of a young Syrian American man who was arrested at Damascus airport on his way home to continue his studies, and says he was held for three weeks before being released.
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‘Absolutely possible’ Trump could run for presidency from prison, says Linda Kenney Baden
We spoke to Linda Kenney Baden, a former prosecutor and a presenter on the Law and Crime Network, who was famously played on screen by Helen Mirren for her work prosecuting Phil Spector.
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Trump would be a ‘political prisoner’ if he ends up behind bars, says Republican Congressman
We spoke to the Florida Republican congressman Byron Donalds, and began by asking whether the Trump re-election bid should be put on hold, until he has cleared his name in court.
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Thomas Cashman sentenced to life in prison for murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel
The man who killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has been jailed for life, with a minimum of 42 years.
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Andrew Tate house arrest after prison release
The social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother have been moved out of detention in Romania to house arrest, after a court ruled in favour of their appeal.
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“Prison gives you alone time; you start to figure things out” – Michael Balogun finds his purpose
In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Actor Michael Balogun joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss how he turned his life around through acting, and why the power of your thoughts matter.