The dilemmas of parole board decision making

What’s it like to have the responsibility to decide if a violent offender should be released from prison and allowed back into the community? Rob McKeon is a member of England’s parole board who has helped to decide the fate of thousands of prisoners over the past decade. Warning: this conversation contains discussion of violent crime. 

Guest: 

Rob McKeon, Member of the Parole Board for England & Wales; Author, Parole: The Fate of Prisoners in My Hands and the High-stakes Risks of Getting it Wrong

Link to podcast here