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“Pithy, provocative, justifiably angry.” Rory Stewart, former UK Prisons Minister
When Daniel Khalife escaped from Wandsworth in September 2023, the nation got a glimpse into the heart of the prison system, and what they saw there was chaos. This came as no surprise to Ian Acheson, who had spent years warning of the disasters to come.
Screwed is the inside story of the collapse of His Majesty’s Prison Service, told by someone who had a front-row seat to it all. Acheson went from officer to Governor in less than a decade, and during that time he witnessed the uniformed organisation he was proud to serve crumble into lethal disarray. This uncompromisingly brutal account exposes the politics and operational decisions that have driven our prisons to a state where rats roam freely, prisoners are forced to use slop buckets, violence and intimidation are normalised and it is easier to get a bag of heroin than a bar of soap.
Concluding that the crisis is not unfixable, however, Acheson outlines a new corporate culture and mission that puts its faith in the officers who walk the landings every day: order restored, potential rescued, society safeguarded."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Ian Acheson served as both an officer and prison Governor. In 2015 the then Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove, asked him to lead an independent review into prison extremism, which laid bare a corporate culture of ineptitude, secrecy and arrogance that threatened national security. He now works nationally and internationally advising governments on countering violent extremism and prison reform.
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- PublisherBiteback Publishing
- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 178590471X
- ISBN 13 9781785904714
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
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