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Linsey Farnsworth MP interview


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In this episode, Torrin Wilkins speaks to Linsey Farnsworth, the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley since 2024, who spent over twenty years working at the Crown Prosecution Service. She also serves as the National Mission Champion for Safer Streets and is a member of the Justice Select Committee.


Their discussion covered the early release scheme, the lessons we can learn from the Norwegian prison system, and how to expand education within prisons. They also spoke about how we can tackle drug use outside of prison using methods such as diversion, how new prisons can be built to cope with an expanding prison population, and where rehabilitation can be used within prisons.

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