John Prideaux

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643 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 19 Jun

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The Intelligence from The Economist · Tocqueville Road Trip: 2. Against all obstacles · 13 Jun 2026 podcast

They have houses refitted by ex prisoners where other ex prisoners can stay as a toehold on the American dream. matched

In many countries this work might be done by the government, but not in America. matched

Non profits and volunteers provide the service. matched

This was something which fascinated Tocqueville, the role played by voluntary associations in the young democracy. matched

In an aristocratic society, when the people at the top wanted to get something done, they just gave the order. matched

In a democratic society, since people are equal, they need to band together to accomplish anything. matched

Voluntary associations have other virtues too. matched

They're a buffer against an overmighty state. matched

And groups of citizens organised around solving a problem serve as schools of democracy. matched

Today, that still holds. matched

Sean runs an association that Togville would recognise. matched

And that's something else that makes America stand out, because in many countries, someone with Sean's past would not be in charge of the government agency tasked with prisoner education and rehabilitation. matched

But it's because Sean and his colleagues are who they are that it works. matched

Across the country, 28% of prisoners reoffend on their release. matched

For Hudson Link, the figure is two percent. matched

When Tockville visited, he was frustrated by a lack of data. matched

He couldn't judge whether the reform system worked without knowing the reoffending rate. matched

Today it seems pretty clear that it can. matched

And yet the provision of education in prisons is patchy in New York and non existent in some states. matched

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