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Inside Britain's overcrowded prisons

Inside Britain's overcrowded prisons

Update: 2024-09-05
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Thousands of prisoners will be released early from Tuesday to relieve over-crowding in Britain's prisons. Sima Kotecha gained access to HMP Pentonville to witness the toll the over-crowding is taking on prison guards and the prisoners themselves. A former prison officer who now helps inmates to find employment says he fears the early releases could ruin the chances of offenders rebuilding their lives.France has a new Prime Minister, and he'll be familiar to many Britons. Michel Barnier became the face of the EU during Brexit negotiations, he'll now have to navigate the intractable divisions in the French National Assembly.And English Teacher has won the Mercury Music Prize for their album This Could Be Texas.
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Inside Britain's overcrowded prisons

Inside Britain's overcrowded prisons

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