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.

Latest news

100 prisoners to be released by Monday
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Northern Ireland
Posted
3 April 2020
Almost a quarter of prison staff absent from work
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Scotland
Posted
2 April 2020
Prisoners to be temporarily freed due to Covid-19
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Northern Ireland
Posted
30 March 2020
Crowded jail 'has insatiable mental health need'
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
27 March 2020
Inmates could be freed to ease virus jail pressures
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UK
Posted
25 March 2020
Prison visits suspended during outbreak
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Scotland
Posted
24 March 2020
At least 23 killed in Colombia prison unrest
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
23 March 2020
US jails begin releasing prisoners amid pandemic
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US & Canada
Posted
19 March 2020
Concern over segregated trans women prisoners
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Bristol
Posted
18 March 2020
Safety improving at one of UK's largest prisons
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Wales
Posted
17 March 2020
Plan to extend early prisoner release scheme
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UK
Posted
17 March 2020
Inmate's bullying claims 'not fully investigated'
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
14 March 2020
Violence still rising at 'special measures' prison
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London
Posted
12 March 2020
Prisoner from troubled jail dies in hospital
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Nottingham
Posted
11 March 2020
Police face £488m bill for officers hurt on duty
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Northern Ireland
Posted
10 March 2020
Prisoners 'would jump' at the chance to vote. Video, 00:00:47
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Wales
Posted
8 March 2020
Prison staff failings 'factor in inmate's death'
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Nottingham
Posted
6 March 2020
Prison football aims to stop reoffending. Video, 00:01:24
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Tees
Posted
6 March 2020
Prison governor admits 'failings' in inmate death
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Nottingham
Posted
5 March 2020
Prisons 'need better drug-detecting technology'
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Northern Ireland
Posted
5 March 2020
Kim Kardashian visits White House with freed prisoners
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US & Canada
Posted
5 March 2020
Jacob Hawley: On Love. Jacob Hawley: On Drugs, On Drugs: Drugs Behind Bars. Audio, 33 minutes
This time Jacob goes behind bars into a Category C Prison.
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BBC Sounds
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'I learnt more about how to commit crime from prison' Video, 00:00:30
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Scotland
Posted
28 February 2020
Short jail terms continue despite law change
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Scotland
Posted
25 February 2020