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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Victim's daughter appalled by killer's prison move
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England
Posted
21 hours ago
Drugs too easily available at prison, watchdog warns
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1 day ago
Shoe fetish killer could move to open prison
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England
Posted
1 day ago
Calls for eye-gouger's prison move to be reviewed
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Cornwall
Posted
2 days ago
Prison is warned again of inmate drug death risk
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England
Posted
2 days ago
Overdose kit not issued on prison release - report
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Hull & East Yorkshire
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3 days ago
'Unacceptably high' self-harm at women's prison
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England
Posted
5 days ago
1964: Inside Alcatraz's fearsome walls. Video, 00:03:14
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BBC
Posted
5 days ago
Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding
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UK
Posted
18 March
Rise in drug taking and self-harm at women's jail
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England
Posted
18 March
Safety action plan accepted after suicides at Polmont
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Scotland
Posted
13 March
Moment inmates stage prison break in Indonesia. Video, 00:00:49
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Asia
Posted
12 March
Assaults on prison staff extremely concerning - MP
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Surrey
Posted
11 March
Community considers takeover of 123-year-old jail
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Highlands & Islands
Posted
7 March
Minister threatens law change after 'two-tier' row
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Politics
Posted
6 March
Officers charged in 'gladiator fights' at California youth detention centre
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US & Canada
Posted
5 March
Inmate dies suddenly at Parc Prison
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Wales
Posted
2 March
Prisoner on the run 'should not be approached'
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England
Posted
28 February
UK looks at Texas supermax prison for ideas to cut overcrowding
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US & Canada
Posted
28 February
Village next to prison sees rise in illegal drones
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
26 February
Men held over attempted drone drug drop at jail
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Manchester
Posted
25 February
La Moye prisoners 'need more skills training'
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Jersey
Posted
24 February
Our Story. Barbed Wireless. Audio, 28 minutes
Mark Stephen goes inside Barlinnie to meet the team running the prison radio station.
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BBC Radio Scotland
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Appeal for independent prison monitoring visitors
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Guernsey
Posted
22 February