File on 4 Investigates

The rise in prison recalls


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The number of people being recalled to prison after they’ve been released has nearly doubled in recent years. It has come at a significant cost to the public – but has it made the public significantly safer? Most recalls aren’t for further offending. Could the gains made by the early release scheme be undermined by the huge number of people being recalled to prison?

Former prisoner and filmmaker Chris Atkins investigates the opaque world of prison recalls. He speaks to prison reform charities who say arbitrary recalls drag many further into a cycle of crisis and crime and follows one troubled prisoner over five years, who is recalled four times despite never being charged with any new crimes.

Reporter: Chris Atkins

Producer: Alys Harte
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Production Coordinator: Tim Fernley
Editor: Clare Fordham

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