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When the Cell Door Closes: The Human Cost of Early Release | The World Room
This episode of The World Room explores the urgent and often overlooked human cost of early prison releases in England and Wales, examining how overcrowding policies are displacing thousands of individuals into a support system that is failing to catch them. Host Kerry Fowler moves beyond political headlines and statistical debates to focus on the individual reality of sudden freedom: stepping out of heavy metal doors into a world that has moved on without you. This narrative is essential for listeners interested in criminal justice reform, social policy, housing crises, and the societal…
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