Due to unforeseen circumstances, Helen Molesworth with her illustrated talk about Precious can no longer be with us on Monday 4 November.

In her absence, we have invited Ian Acheson to talk about his book Screwed: Britain’s Prison Crisis and How To Escape It.

He’ll be at The Bull Hotel ballroom on 4 November at 10.30 am.

Tickets from Bridport Tourist Information Centre on 01308 424901 or online here.

The prison crisis is very much at the forefront of both public and political awareness.

Ian Acheson has served for 20 years as both an officer and prison governor.

In 2015, the then Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove asked him to lead an independent review of prison extremism which laid bare a corporate culture of ineptitude, secrecy and arrogance that threatened national security. Nothing has changed.

Screwed is the inside story of the collapse of His Majesty’s Prison Service told from the frontline.

This hard-hitting account looks at the politics and the operational decisions that have driven our prison to rock bottom, where extreme violence, indolence and victimisation are normalised. Acheson also outlines how a new corporate culture and mission can achieve a much-needed revolution in the way the service is run.

Those who have already bought tickets for Helen Molesworth can ask for a refund, swap to a different event or have your ticket exchanged for Ian Acheson.