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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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
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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
Dead within three hours of arrival at a Russian prison
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Stories
Posted
23 February 2020
Disgraced ex-MP tells of prison struggles
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
21 February 2020
Murder probe into death of HMP Belmarsh inmate
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London
Posted
20 February 2020
Violent inmate detained without time limit
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NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
20 February 2020
Urgent action needed on prison pressures, say MSPs
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Scotland politics
Posted
20 February 2020
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Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts. Drugs in prisons. Audio, 30 minutes
Melissa and Jade speak to Viv, a former prisoner who talks about drug use in prisons.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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Prison teacher jailed for relationship with inmate
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Norfolk
Posted
18 February 2020
Prisoners' hour-long toilet queues 'unacceptable'
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
14 February 2020
Developer selling prison 'at expense of taxpayer'
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Dorset
Posted
10 February 2020
Crimes unreported as public lose faith in police
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UK
Posted
7 February 2020
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Terror offenders due to be freed 'told they can't'
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UK
Posted
6 February 2020
Mum used Kinder eggs to smuggle drugs into prison
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Wales
Posted
5 February 2020
Prison locks to be changed as inmate steals keys
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Sheffield & South Yorkshire
Posted
5 February 2020