{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/659e02048c03d100178eb6bd/683fa94d0fde3d62aac6c8f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rehabilitation or Repetition? // Inside Barlinnie: With Former Prison Guard Frank","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/659e02048c03d100178eb6bd/1749002232291-978d3a00-32fc-484d-8c27-382cf1bf2aa8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode is about how justice and humanity can intersect, and what happens when you treat people like they can still be more than the worst thing they’ve ever done.</p><p><br></p><p>I’m viscerally aware of how serious crimes affect victims - I’ve felt that pain myself, but every conversation needs space for nuance.</p><p><br></p><p>And in this episode, you’ll hear former Barlinnie prison officer Frank and I have a very detailed one.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss his expansive work history and his view of life inside Barlinnie, how modern innovations in rule-breaking make it tough to stop drugs getting in, plus the blackmail methods used against guards…</p><p><br></p><p>We take a look at the social factors behind crime and why so many end up in a cycle of prison, addiction, and reoffending…</p><p><br></p><p>And we explore why, in some cases, investing in rehabilitation makes more sense than a never-ending, expensive spiral.</p><p><br></p><p><em>And as always, there’s loads more.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact: seanmcdonald.podcast@gmail.com</strong></p>","author_name":"Sean McDonald"}