Rob Rinder criticises ‘madness’ of UK’s prison system

Presenter and criminal barrister argues a greater focus has to be placed on rehabilitation and the causes of crime

The television personality and criminal barrister Rob Rinder has launched a blistering attack on the UK prison system, saying it fails prisoners, victims and society.

Rinder, who has hosted courtroom reality TV shows and presented documentaries about British justice, said the prison system was repeating the same mistakes over and over. Repeating patterns and expecting a different result is the definition of madness," he told the Radio Times.