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The importance of remembering the Omagh bombing

The memorial for victims of the Omagh bomb attack (Credit: Getty images)

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Ian Acheson
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Ian Acheson

Professor Ian Acheson is a former prison governor. He was also Director of Community Safety at the Home Office. His book ‘Screwed: Britain’s prison crisis and how to escape it’ is out now.

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