Prisons

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The Food Chain. Food as rehabilitation. Audio, 28 minutes
Could changing the food behind bars improve prisoner outcomes?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Challenging jail making positive progress - report
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Liverpool
Posted
15 November 2022
Prison criticised over inmate's hanging death
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Tees
Posted
10 November 2022
Prison death inquest criticises restraint methods
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Tees
Posted
9 November 2022
Prison death inquest asks if restraint caused death
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Tees
Posted
8 November 2022
Prison officers charged over inmate's death
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Liverpool
Posted
8 November 2022
Work starts on 1,500 capacity 'mega prison'
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Humberside
Posted
4 November 2022
High levels of violence remain at youth jail
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
3 November 2022
Ecuador crackdown after five police officers killed
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
2 November 2022
Budget fears voiced as prison energy bills soar
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Scotland
Posted
2 November 2022
Families bid to meet Sturgeon over custody deaths
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Scotland
Posted
29 October 2022
No prosecution over young prisoner suicides
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Scotland
Posted
27 October 2022
Police Scotland 101 line at risk from funding cuts
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Scotland
Posted
26 October 2022
Prison nurse jailed for relationship with inmate
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Wales
Posted
18 October 2022
Staffing at 'crisis point' in high security jail
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Kent
Posted
5 October 2022
Appeal begins over rejected prison plans
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Leicester
Posted
5 October 2022
Inmates killed in latest Ecuador prison gang fight
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
4 October 2022
Probe into Stephen Lawrence killer's prison phone
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London
Posted
28 September 2022
Protest calls for end to pregnant women in prison
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Surrey
Posted
25 September 2022
The Essay. Coming Home, Dr Shahed Yousaf. Audio, 14 minutes
Driving home to Birmingham after a very demanding day at work in prison.
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BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Harasser jailed for longer after weapons found
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Oxford
Posted
15 September 2022
Prisoner died after being forced to take spice
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Sheffield & South Yorkshire
Posted
15 September 2022
Crossing Continents. The Texas Tank: A Prison Radio Station Changing Lives. Audio, 28 minutes
A radio station at a Texan prison is creating community and changing inmates' lives.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Fine-dining restaurant run by prisoners to close
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Wales
Posted
7 September 2022