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The Prisons Crisis Strikes Back

Former BBC journalist and Labour adviser Danny Shaw joins the podcast team to discuss the state of the criminal justice system.

Prisons nearly bursting. Court cases backlogged. Prisoners released early. It couldn’t happen again, could it? Former BBC journalist and Labour adviser Danny Shaw joins the podcast team to discuss a brand new IfG report into the state of the criminal justice system.

In another difficult week for the government, the inquiry into grooming gangs has run into problems after at least four members of the victims and survivors panel quit in protest at how the government has handled the process so far. Can Louise Casey fix it?

Plus: Prince Andrew, the Royal family, and the government. What happens next?

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Topic
Public services
Keywords
Prisons Public inquiries Criminal justice
Administration
Starmer government
Department
Ministry of Justice Home Office
Public figures
David Lammy Shabana Mahmood
Publisher
Institute for Government

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