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Prisons could be overcrowded for years to come

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. The justice secretary refuses to reduce the prison population.

Prisons: do they work; are there enough of them; are too many, or too few people in them? We speak to former cabinet minister Iain Duncan-Smith and Mike Rolfe from the Prison Officers Association. Also: Why President Trump's National Security Adviser Mike Flynn in his trouble. And as the Co-Op Bank offers itself up for sale, why members believe its ethical investing model will survive.

Picture: Pentonville prison
Credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire.

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Mon 13 Feb 2017 22:00
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