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Why doesn’t prison work for women?

Season 1, Ep. 969

The UK’s new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has pledged to radically reduce the number of women going to prison in England and Wales.


Writer: Phoebe Davis 


Producer: Gary Marshall


Host: Tomini Babs


Episode photography: Jon Jones


Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore


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