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Alex South

The Guardian

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When you watch the acclaimed TV drama Time, remember this: I’ve seen inside our prisons and they are just as bleak

The new series of Time is not an easy watch. The opening seconds of Jimmy McGovern’s prison drama show a normal woman on a normal bus, as it drives...

18.10.2026 20

The Guardian

Alex South

It’s no surprise mistakes were made — prisons are in chaos

Erroneous releases are bound to occur with sentencing guidelines in flux and guards overworked and undertrained

07.11.2025 20

Financial Times

Alex South