Time After Time Av Chris Atkins

<p><b>***From the bestselling author of <i>A Bit of a Stretch</i>***</b><br><br><b>'It's a cracking book. He really can write.' - James O'Brien, LBC</b><br><br><b>'Eloquent, witty, engaging and enraged ... the most important book you'll read this year.' Sathnam Sanghera</b><br><br><b>'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. <i>Time after Time</i> is entertaining, unsettling, illuminating and important.' Rafael Behr</b><br><br><b>A funny, touching, challenging and campaigning book about our prisons crisis by the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Bit of a Stretch</i></b><br><br><b>Read the hilarious, shocking and enraging inside stories of those stuck in our broken justice system. </b><b>Meet the prisoners who: </b><br><br><b>-escaped jail by pretending to be his twin brother</b><br><b>-lived in luxury hotels for nine months masquerading as the Duke of Marlborough</b><br><b>-was put back inside indefinitely for <i>not </i>attending a party<br><br></b>British prisoners have to endure the most inhumane and barbaric conditions imaginable, so why do so many of them keep going back?<br><br> 80% of criminals who receive cautions or convictions are reoffenders<br> 46% of ex-prisoners are re-convicted within a year of leaving prison<br> Reoffending costs the taxpayer £18 billion per year<br><br>The 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.<br><br>Featuring funny, wild and poignant stories, <i>Time After Time </i>exploits Chris's unprecedented access to the criminal underworld to understand why the system actually makes reoffending all but inevitable for ex-prisoners.</p>