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Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Liz Truss & Diane Abbott

Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Sky News

Politics, News, News Commentary, Government

4.2157 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In the latest 'Sophy Ridge on Sunday' podcast, Sophy goes to prison to talk to inmates and Justice Secretary Liz Truss about the crisis in Britain's jails. She also speaks to Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott about the abuse she continues to receive thirty years after entering Parliament. #Ridge

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0:30.7

Hello and welcome to the Safey Ridge on Sunday podcast.

0:33.8

This week I went to prison.

0:35.2

Luckily, they let me out again, to speak to inmates and the Justice

0:38.4

Secretary Liz Truss about the crisis in Britain's jails.

0:41.9

I was also joined by Diane Abbott, the Shadow Home Secretary, to talk about the abuse that she

0:46.2

receives on a daily basis, as well as Brexit and the state of the Labour Party.

1:03.4

Riots, violence and suicide are all on the rise in Britain's prisons.

1:07.4

And according to the Prison Governors Association, the system is in meltdown.

1:09.7

So what's the government going to do about it?

1:11.6

Well, this week I visited HMP Tempsside and I asked inmates there what they think should be done. Definitely more staff.

1:17.1

A lot more, I think a lot more stuff than what he's been proposed. And I think that will make

1:24.5

a huge difference. You know, it's not going to actually clean up the streets of crime, but I think it will make a huge difference. You know, it's not going to actually clean up the streets of crime,

1:29.3

but I think it will make a massive difference

1:31.3

to the way people are processed and progress through the system as well, yeah, definitely.

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