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Podcast: Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics
Episode: David Gauke: Solving the UK Prison Crisis
Description: Why does Britain lock up so many people and is there a better way?
The UK has the highest incarceration rate in Western Europe, yet reoffending remains rampant and prisons are at breaking point. What’s gone wrong in our approach to crime and punishment - and is the public ready for a smarter, more effective system?
Former Justice Secretary David Gauke, chair of the Independent Sentencing Review, joins Double Jeopardy to examine the findings and implications of the Review, a landmark report that lays bare the dysfunction of the current UK l...