Letters: Politicians need to priorities what works over what is popular when setting prisons policy

AS someone who formerly worked in the field, I found Neil Mackay's article, which was based on interviews with prison reformers Dr Frances Crook and Professor Richard Sparks, the best I have ever read on the persistent failings of our criminal justice system ("Why Scotland’s ‘absolutely grim’ prison system shames us all", The Big Read, October 24).

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