The Prisoners Advice Service is turning 20 at a time when penal reform is back on the front pages. Matthew Evans reminds the government of why the long struggle to forge prison rights must not get lost in the shake up
The late 1800s were paradoxical times. While the Victorians would prudishly drape the piano legs to prevent any unbecoming thoughts, sordid affairs were commonplace and many newspaper scandals shocked late 19th century society.
