The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile Environment

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However, the underlying ethos of Halden prison gives an insight into Norwegian attitudes towards justice, one that is under scrutiny as the country assesses how to deal with Breivik. Høidal echoes his words: "If it happens again, then maybe we will have another discussion about the system. I explain that British prisons are required to log this data, and that the last prison I visited had a problem with prisoners melting screws into plastic pens, to use as stabbing weapons; he looks startled, says there isn't much violence here and he can't remember the last time there was a fight.

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The inmates tell Høidal they're annoyed by recent changes to the routine, but they are respectful when they address him. Although special arrangements may have to be made for the first stage of Breivik's incarceration, he believes the Norwegian principles of fair and liberal punishment will not be threatened by the atrocity. This is the main meal of the day; afterwards, between four and five prisoners will be locked in their cells for an hour to give the prison guards time for a break, then there will be free time until lock-up at 8. There are aggressive people who are high on drugs, or withdrawing from drugs, which is not always easy to deal with.

Gentleman meticulously details the specifics that led to one of the biggest political scandals of the decade. With the same tenacity that she used to expose the truth of Windrush in the first place, Gentleman ruthlessly uncovers the crimes that were committed, the injustices that are yet to be rectified and the wounds that might never be healed. Two prison officers are sitting with the eight prisoners on A-block, encouraging them to knit woollen hats. Huge, blown-up photographs of daffodils, Parisian street scenes or Moroccan tiles cover the corridors.

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Most prisoners' fridges are full of yoghurt drinks and cheeses; a couple say they've put on weight since they arrived. Gentleman boldly chronicles the devastating reality of a scandal that illegalised, imbruted and abandoned British citizens.

The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, may have stated, "It is just very, very bad value for taxpayers' money to keep warehousing them in overcrowded prisons where most of them get toughened up", but his early commitment to tackling rising prison numbers was not well-received.