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Panorama. S63e39. Tough justice in Britain Texan Style.

Ian Birrell joins justice secretary Michael Gove on a fact-finding mission in Texas. The traditionally conservative state is the unlikely centre of a rehabilitation-led revolution in prison reform that is sweeping through the US, with Texas seeing crime down, prisoner numbers falling and reduced costs. Are there valuable lessons to be learned here and are UK politicians really ready to dole out some Texan justice?