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David Shipley | What's the point of prison?

In the latest episode of Footsteps in Utopia, Alex talks to David Shipley about prison. Why we need it, why it doesn't work and how we can fix it.

David Shipley is a writer and commentator who has served a prison sentence for fraud in 2020 to 2021. Since serving his sentence, David has written extensively on prison, prison reform, law and justice.

In this wide-ranging discussion, Alex and David discuss the nature and purpose of prison, criminality and the corruption that infects the prison service…

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