Prisons

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Inmates sharing single cells at overcrowded jail
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Posted
5 July 2022
Prison inmates had no optician during pandemic
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Wales
Posted
30 June 2022
Colombia prison riot sparks deadly fire
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
28 June 2022
PC killer left prison officer in fear of her life
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
22 June 2022
Foreign prisoners unfairly treated, report finds
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Oxford
Posted
22 June 2022
Inmate stabbed officer 'in prison transfer bid'
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
20 June 2022
Inmate 'stabbed officer with pointed metal bar'
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
16 June 2022
Man in prison accused of woman's murder dies
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Wales
Posted
13 June 2022
Calls for action over former prison site
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
7 June 2022
Police failing to check for gambling addiction
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UK
Posted
7 June 2022
Escaped prisoner may try to 'charm' way into homes
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Lincolnshire
Posted
1 June 2022
Youth jail is England's most violent, report finds
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
20 May 2022
Prison expansion gets green light
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Oxford
Posted
20 May 2022
Stacey Dooley. Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts, Marcus: A Fresh Start After Prison. Audio, 35 minutes
Stacey meets Marcus just weeks after he’s come out of prison.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
Freed prisoners 'do not have safe accommodation'
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Surrey
Posted
11 May 2022
US prison guard dead and inmate held after manhunt
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US & Canada
Posted
10 May 2022
More than 40 inmates killed in Ecuador prison riot
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
10 May 2022
File on 4 Investigates. Locking Up the Sick. Audio, 37 minutes
Nearly half of seriously mentally ill prisoners denied the hospital treatment they need.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Drug-filled tennis balls thrown into prison
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Suffolk
Posted
9 May 2022
Military jail freeing offenders without safeguards
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Essex
Posted
5 May 2022
Missing US guard and inmate had 'relationship'
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US & Canada
Posted
4 May 2022
Ecuador declares emergency over gang crime
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
30 April 2022
Prisoners spending too long in cells - inspector
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Humberside
Posted
28 April 2022