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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Serious offenders to be kept in restricted zones under plans
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UK
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1 hour ago
Roof protest prisoner given further jail term
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Wear
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1 day ago
Inmate with schizophrenia died after lack of care
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England
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3 days ago
Prisoner under observation dies after staff failings
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Kent
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30 July
Coroner urges crackdown on prison 'hooch'
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England
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30 July
Lack of accommodation causing longer prison stays
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England
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29 July
Some children too scared to leave cells - report
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Stoke & Staffordshire
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29 July
Taser trial for prison officers to tackle violence
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Kent
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28 July
Police seek men who absconded prison hours apart
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England
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23 July
Arrest after reports of drone flown over prison
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Hereford & Worcester
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22 July
Dying murderer 'could have been released' from jail
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Peterborough
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22 July
Family backs bill to prosecute prisons for custody deaths
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Tayside & Central Scotland
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22 July
Hashem Abedi prison attack investigation continues
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Manchester
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22 July
More inmates sharing cells as prison population rises
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Northern Ireland
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21 July
Frail prisoner's care not at expected level - report
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England
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21 July
What happens when your mum goes to prison? Video, 00:07:58
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BBC
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21 July
Prisoner killed fellow inmate over vape debt
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Peterborough
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18 July
Cockroach-infested jail detained inmates illegally
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London
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18 July
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz as a prison - could it happen?
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US & Canada
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17 July
HMP Leeds suicide rate 'concerning' -watchdog
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West Yorkshire
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17 July
Troubled jail now one of the most 'impressive'
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17 July
Teens arrested over prison drone smuggling attempt
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Hereford & Worcester
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11 July
Staff assaults rise despite prison improvements
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Sussex
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8 July
Drugs smuggling 'destabilising' prisons, watchdog says
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UK
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8 July