Prisons

Violence, overcrowding, self-harm: BBC goes inside one of Britain’s most dangerous prisons

At a time of major crisis for prisons, the BBC’s Sima Kotecha is given rare access to HMP Pentonville.

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Coroner calls on jail to act on unusual phone activity
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Suffolk
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1 hour ago
A quarter of inmates leave jail homeless - report
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Norfolk
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2 days ago
Inmates 'repeatedly' held in cells due to staffing
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Nottinghamshire
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4 days ago
Justice secretary calls for emergency prisoner release
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Scotland Politics
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2 October
Former detective guilty of prison drone drug drops
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England
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1 October
Reforms could see murder plotters jailed for life
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Isle of Man
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1 October
Change is brewing for ex-prisoners out job hunting
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Oxfordshire
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30 September
Drama on 4. Astronomers. Audio, 44 minutes
Prison break comedy drama by Faebian Averies, starring Gabrielle Creevy and Brid Brennan.
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Increased violence at prison, report finds
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West Yorkshire
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29 September
Prison workshops on ending violence against women are 'invaluable' Video, 00:01:34
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Northern Ireland
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29 September
Changing prisoners' conversations on violence against women
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Northern Ireland
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29 September
Prison worker jailed for having sex with inmate
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Lincolnshire
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27 September
Scottish Prison Service admits unlawful death of man in custody
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Edinburgh, Fife & East
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26 September
Inquest after man dies on first night in prison
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Kent
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25 September
Call for pause to practice of dogs being housed in prisons
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Northern Ireland
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23 September
Prisoner charged with murder appears before court
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Shropshire
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23 September
Dog moved from prison 'due to callous threat'
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Northern Ireland
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23 September
Guard and 13 inmates killed in Ecuador prison fight
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Latin America
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22 September
Prison report reveals high rate of staff assaults
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Bristol
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22 September
Stab-proof vests to be given to thousands of prison officers
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England
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21 September
Prison officer given suspended term for inmate affair
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Wales
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19 September
'Paedophile manual' found under prisoner's bed
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England
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19 September
Five prison staff sacked over leaked messages
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Wales
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18 September
Prison criticised for handcuffing dying paedophile
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England
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18 September