TY - BOOK AU - Atkins,Chris TI - Time after time: repeat offenders : the inside stories SN - 9781838954666 (hbk.) : AV - HV6049 U1 - 364.3 ATK 23 PY - 2023/// CY - London PB - Atlantic Books KW - Recidivists KW - Great Britain KW - Anecdotes KW - Ex-convicts KW - Social life and customs KW - Crime KW - eflch KW - True Crime KW - ukslc KW - Social services & welfare, criminology KW - thema KW - Crime & criminology KW - Penology & punishment KW - Offenders KW - Politics & government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - British prisoners have to endure the most inhumane and barbaric conditions imaginable, so why do so many of them keep going back? 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. Featuring funny, wild and poignant stories, 'Time After Time' exploits Chris's unprecedented access to the criminal underworld to understand why the system actually makes reoffending all but inevitable for ex prisoners ER -