A bit of a stretch

Chris Atkins

Where can a tin of tuna buy you clean clothes? Which British education system struggles with 50% illiteracy? Where do teetotal Muslims attend AA meetings? Where is it easier to get 'spice' than paracetamol? Where does self-harm barely raise an eyebrow? Welcome to Her Majesty's Prison Service, a creaking and surreal world that has been left to rot for decades in the shadows of polite society. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn't spend much time thinking about prisons. But after becoming embroiled in a dodgy scheme to fund his latest film, he was sent down for five years. His new home would be HMP Wandsworth, one of the oldest, largest and most dysfunctional prisons in Europe. Horrifying, moving and darkly funny, this is the unvarnished depiction of what he found.

Author(s): Atkins, Chris
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 01/10/2020
Pagination: 352 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Published By: Atlantic Books
Book Classification: Penology & punishment|Memoirs|Politics & government
Dimensions: 198x129x25
Weight: 303
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781838950170