{"product_id":"time-after-time-1","title":"Time After Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Bit of a Stretch\u003c\/i\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It''s a cracking book. He really can write.'' - James O''Brien, LBC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Eloquent, witty, engaging and enraged ... the most important book you''ll read this year.'' Sathnam Sanghera\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Chris Atkins brings a unique perspective, an unflinching eye and a dark sense of humour to hidden stories from the underbelly of the British justice system. \u003ci\u003eTime after Time\u003c\/i\u003e is entertaining, unsettling, illuminating and important.'' Rafael Behr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny, touching, challenging and campaigning book about our prisons crisis by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Bit of a Stretch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead the hilarious, shocking and enraging inside stories of those stuck in our broken justice system.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the prisoners who: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-escaped jail by pretending to be his twin brother\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-lived in luxury hotels for nine months masquerading as the Duke of Marlborough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-was put back inside indefinitely for \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003eattending a party\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBritish prisoners have to endure the most inhumane and barbaric conditions imaginable, so why do so many of them keep going back?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 80% of criminals who receive cautions or convictions are reoffenders\u003cbr\u003e 46% of ex-prisoners are re-convicted within a year of leaving prison\u003cbr\u003e Reoffending costs the taxpayer £18 billion per year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe numbers are staggering. But the reasons behind them will shock you. Former inmate and documentary maker Chris Atkins has spent the last six years tracking the fortunes of a dozen repeat offenders to understand why the state fails to keep them out of trouble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing funny, wild and poignant stories, \u003ci\u003eTime After Time \u003c\/i\u003eexploits Chris''s unprecedented access to the criminal underworld to understand why the system actually makes reoffending all but inevitable for ex-prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306295894398,"sku":"NW9781838954666","price":15.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781838954666.jpg?v=1778521685","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/time-after-time-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}