Ian Acheson and Gen Glaister Banged Up - Britain’s Prison Crisis

Although it seems like another world, any one of us could go to prison, and when Daniel Khalife escaped from Wandsworth in September 2023, the nation got a glimpse into the chaos of the prison system: overcrowding, drugs and 60% reoffending statistics. This comes as no surprise to Professor Ian Acheson, former prison governor and Director of Community Safety at the Home Office. With Gen Glaister, author of The Prison Officer, they’ll discuss the politics and operational decisions that have driven our prisons to the state they’re in, how to change the public’s perception of people in prison and advocate justice reform.

Talking to Deirdre Shields