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and a 1 our prisons are overcrowded. So US is 2.3 million and the US spends c And whatever it is the police use on the
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what can we do ro reduce the prison $68 billion a year on prisons, what fingerprints leaves a really greasy mark on
population? To discuss this question we more evidence ... everything. It's going to take ages to clean
have Chref Superintendent David Gilbert it off.
and Member of Parliament Margaret 28 T Would it help if I did that for you?
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prisoners in the UK at the moment and has /hrez/ I /(h)az/ T Well, I was supposed to be going on
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crimes. These people would be much at /ret/ /at/ T Do you mean it?
better off in programmes which could the /6i:/ /6a/ c Yes, of course.
help them find work and become useful a /e1/ /a/ T Well, it'd be wonderful if you could.
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members of soctety. an /ren/ /an/ c Right, that's settled then. What if I picked
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sentenced to less than a year for minor from /from/ /fram/ I'll have to work late on Thursday. I'll
crimes. Most of those only spent about as /rez/ /az/ get some food in for you and put it in the
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45 days in prison and that works out at and /rend/ / an(d)/ freezer.
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a cost of over £4,000 per prisoner. It that /C'>ret/ c As long as you don't mind.
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wou Id b e muc cheaper to retrain these them /C'>ern/ /C'>am/ T No, nor at all.
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criminals reoffending. I belreve we need T Are you OK? You sounded in a terrible •
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some sort o eterrent. omet mg that state. Would you like me to come round? A Would you like me to come ro•und?
will make criminals think twice before C No, it's OK, but thanks for offering. I B No, it's oK, but thanks for offering.
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P Sow at's your solution to the problem? police. B Thanks. That'd be a great helf>.
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D I think we should introduce a system T How did that go? Are you sme you wouldn't mind?
thev use in the USA called the C Well, they were here for about two hours A w ould it helP. if i did that for you?
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stri es aw. W ic , put simply, means and they were very thorough. And they B No, that's OK I can manage.
if someone is found on thre·e told me how to make the place more
different occasions they are automatically secure - new locks and things. A Why don't i do that for you?
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sentenced to anywhere from 25 years to T I'll get those for you if you like. B Well, it'd be wonderful if you could.
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life in prison. C No, thanks. I'd better get them myself. A What if I picked up the keys on Thursday?
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P 25 years to life in prison! No matter what I know exactly what's needed. B It'd be easier if I bro•ught them to you on
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D No, m most states its rea y on y or C The police? A I'll get some fo•od in for yo•u and put it in
serious, violent crimes. But as I s: id it's a T No, the burglars. the freezer.
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goo d deterrent. If you've already been in C Oh. Well, they emptied my jewellery box, B As long as you don't mind.
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guilty you'll go to f rison for life - Y.Ou'd T Your laptop! Did you back everything up? 1 I'd probably give a lot of it away to
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have re-offended 48 times. They steal, T Well, when you get a new computer, let 2 I think I'd cho•ose the president of the
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- t h ey come out and do the same thmg C Oh, brilliant! Thanks. That'd be a great 3 I'd have chosen Alex.
help. Are you sure you wouldn't mind? 4 I'd have met up with frtends for coffee.
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