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Prisons, the nation's shame
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France's jails, ranked among the worst in Europe by human rights groups, have been described by French President Nicolas Sarkozy as the country's "shame". A bill designed to address the crisis is now in the hands of French lawmakers.
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Our guests today are Frances Crook, director of the Howard League for Penal Reform and member of the Commission on English Prisons, and penal lawyer Jean-Yves Le Borgne.
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