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Are our prisons fit for purpose?

With UK reoffending rates remaining consistently high - 5 Live's Anna Foster and Tony Livesey discuss whether prisons are doing the job they are designed for.

With UK reoffending rates remaining consistently high - 5 Live's Anna Foster and Tony Livesey discuss whether prisons are doing the job they are designed for.

Is it about punishment - or rehabilitation? And what changes could we make to improve things?

To find out, they speak to experts on the legal system, community workers and former heroin dealer Imran, who has turned his life around after prison.

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43 minutes