Prisons on a Budget - China

Aug 27, 2013, 09:26 PM

On BBC World Service we looked at how governments can operate an effective criminal justice system at a time when money is tight. It was a 6 part series I produced 2. As part of our look at China's prisons, hard labour and the effects on the economy Pascale Harter spoke to Harry Wu who knew all too well what happens, as he spent 19 years in different prisons there. #prisons #austerity #harrywu #laogai #newshour #bbcworldservice