Extradited (30 page)
Authors: Andrew Symeou
First published in Great Britain in 2015 by
Biteback Publishing Ltd
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ISBN: 978-1-84954-928-8
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The result,
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, provides a compelling analysis of the cost to the economy, as well as the human cost of keeping women in prison. In it, she uses her personal experiences and professional understanding to look at how prison works, and should work, from an economist’s perspective.
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Upon arrival at Belmarsh Prison, his books and personal possessions were confiscated and he was locked in a solitary cell for up to twenty-three hours a day. Denis was the latest MP condemned to serve as an example in the wake of the expenses scandal.
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