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JUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina Grosvenor

Un:Just

Helena Kennedy

Charlotte Henry

Erwin James

Jodie Jackson

Sathnam Sanghera

Bob Johnson

Rory Stewart

David Cohen

Peter Clarke

Stephanie Covington

Danny Shaw

Noel Williams

Martin Jones

Michael O'Brien

Charlie Taylor

OwlTail

Sally Halsall

The unparalleled coronavirus pandemic is causing health, economic and social chaos worldwide. But what does it mean for prisons and prisoners? The prison population is ageing with generally poorer physical and mental health. If it were to rip through the prison system, it could wreak havoc. I spoke with Former HMP Brixton Governor and prisons expert, John Podmore, and those with loved ones inside to get a glimpse of what could happen. Visit thejusticegap.com

The unparalleled coronavirus pandemic is causing health, economic and social chaos worldwide. But what does it mean for prisons and prisoners? The prison population is ageing with generally poorer physical and mental health. If it were to rip through the prison system, it could wreak havoc. I spoke with Former HMP Brixton Governor and prisons expert, John Podmore, and those with loved ones inside to get a glimpse of what could happen.  Visit <a href="http://thejusticegap.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thejusticegap.com</a>

"The perfect petri dish" - Prisons and Coronavirus (Feat. John Podmore, Sally Halsall, Charlotte Henry and more)

In this week’s episode Edwina talks to John Podmore. John is an international criminal justice and expert witness consultant. John spent 25 years as a senior manager in the Prison Service of England and Wales during which time he governed three prisons - HMP Swaleside, Brixton and Belmarsh; was a team leader with HM Inspector of Prisons and Head of the Corruption Prevention Unit. He left the Prison Service in 2011. John is a regular commentator and writer. His book ‘Out of sight Out of Mind: why Britain’s prisons are failing’ was published in January 2012 and nominated for the 2013 Orwell Prize. John has considerable experience in the charitable sector including with the Pilgrim Trust, Addaction, Release and currently as a trustee of the Longford Trust.You can follow John on Twitter here: @John_Podmorehttps://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/out-of-sight-out-of-mind*John meant to reference Reggie Kray, not Ronnie Kray in this episode and Penelope Gibbs raised a Freedom of Information request and not a Parliamentary Question.Read more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode Edwina talks to John Podmore. John is an international criminal justice and expert witness consultant. John spent 25 years as a senior manager in the Prison Service of England and Wales during which time he governed three prisons - HMP Swaleside, Brixton and Belmarsh; was a team leader with HM Inspector of Prisons and Head of the Corruption Prevention Unit. He left the Prison Service in 2011. John is a regular commentator and writer. His book ‘Out of sight Out of Mind: why Britain’s prisons are failing’ was published in January 2012 and nominated for the 2013 Orwell Prize. John has considerable experience in the charitable sector including with the Pilgrim Trust, Addaction, Release and currently as a trustee of the Longford Trust.You can follow John on Twitter here: @John_Podmore<a href="https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/out-of-sight-out-of-mind" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/out-of-sight-out-of-mind</a>*John meant to reference Reggie Kray, not Ronnie Kray in this episode and Penelope Gibbs raised a Freedom of Information request and not a Parliamentary Question.Read more about the One Small Thing charity <a href="https://onesmallthing.org.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Twitter - @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/OSTCharity" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">OSTCharity</a>This podcast is created and produced by <a href="https://create.acast.com/www.thelondonpodcast.company" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The London Podcast Company</a> and <a href="https://www.pencilagency.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pencil Agency</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

In Conversation with... John Podmore