Prisons are full - who should be released early? – podcast

Former prison governor Judith Feline on the reality of our overcrowded prisons and Peter Walker on why it’s causing a headache for Andy Burnham At the last count, two weeks ago, there were almost 86,500 people in prison in England and Wales. That’s about 5,000 more than even the Ministry of Justice accepts can be held safely on the prison estate. But that’s not a new story – prisons have been full for years now. They were full when David Cameron was prime minister. They were full under Boris ...

By Presented by Helen Pidd with Peter Walker; produced by Tom Glasser, Saskia Collette, Nilufer Aumeerally and Brian McNamara; executive producer Homa Khaleeli