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Jan 2018
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Episode 19. GET OUT OF JAIL: Time for pr...

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Hello! Our prison system is in crisis. Overcrowding, re-offending, self-harm and riots. What is to be done? Our guests tell us there is reason to think things can change for the better. Nils Oberg tells us how they do it so much better in Sweden, Vicky Pryce tells us what the economics teaches us, and former Lord Chancellor Charlie Falconer tells us how we can navigate the politics.

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Comedian Glenn Moore shares his ideas to make the world a better place. 

 

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