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

https://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 - @OSTCharity

This podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.