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Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.

The Law Show is your guide to the law and the legal decisions that have a bearing on everyone in the UK.

Weekly conversation that will give you an in-depth understanding of the law stories making news and the legal decisions that could have a bearing on everyone in the UK. Whether it's unpicking a landmark legal ruling, explaining how laws are made or seeking clarity for you on a legal issue, The Law Show will be your guide.

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The Law Show: Jailhouse Law

Jailhouse Law

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Inside the prison where inmates study alongside law students.

Inside the prison where inmates study alongside law students from Cambridge University.

Joshua Rozenberg reports from a prison where inmates study legal issues alongside law students from Cambridge University. The academics who launched this ground-breaking project have found that both groups of students benefit by learning together.

Plus, why four doctors have launched a Judicial Review of the Royal College of Physician’s assisted dying poll. 

Producers: Neil Koenig and Diane Richardson.

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