09/11/2015
According to a new study, six per cent of prisoners say their time behind bars is linked to gambling. So why is there no support to reform gamblers in prison?
According to a new study 6% of prisoners say their jail time is linked to gambling. Yet while there's help for people in jail with drug or alcohol problems, charities say there is no such help for those with a gambling addiction. We hear from a man who served a total of 10 years in prison over an 18 year period because he committed crimes to fund his habit. Plus athletics veteran Roger Black looks ahead to a report on cheating in athletics. And we look at how to avoid being conned by a dodgy builder.
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- Mon 9 Nov 2015 10:00BBC Radio 5 Live
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