Ian Acheson

Ian Acheson is a former prison governor and author of Screwed: Britain’s Prison Crisis and How To Escape it.

Labour has no answer to Britain’s prisons crisis

Labour has no answer to Britain’s prisons crisis

03 Sep 2026

Longer sentences won’t deter lone-wolf killers

Longer sentences won’t deter lone-wolf killers

04 May 2026

Ian Huntley attack is further proof of Britain’s failing prisons

Ian Huntley attack is further proof of Britain’s failing prisons

27 Feb 2026

Why did it take so long to catch Hadush Kebatu?

Why did it take so long to catch Hadush Kebatu?

27 Oct 2025

Another spending review won’t solve Britain’s policing crisis

Another spending review won't solve Britain's policing crisis

10 Jun 2025

Do British prisons really have an Islamophobia problem?

Do British prisons really have an Islamophobia problem?

30 Apr 2025

Britain's progressive super-prison masks wider dysfunction

Britain's progressive super-prison masks a dysfunctional system

31 Mar 2025

'Populism' isn't to blame for Britain's prisons crisis

'Populism' isn't to blame for Britain's prisons crisis

19 Feb 2025

Drug drones have exposed UK prisons' weak security

Drug drones have exposed UK prisons’ weak security

16 Jan 2025

Is the UAE stricter on terrorism than the UK?

Is the UAE stricter on terrorism than the UK?

11 Jan 2025

Britain's prisons crisis goes deeper than Starmer realises

Britain’s prisons crisis goes deeper than Starmer realises

05 Dec 2024