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There is no quick fix for Britain’s overcrowded prisons

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Ian Acheson
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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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