Prisons

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Brother mortified by 2008 killer's open jail move
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
23 September 2021
Teen inmate whose baby died in prison was failed
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England
Posted
22 September 2021
Four Thought. Freedom Is a Must. Audio, 20 minutes
Robyn Travis believes that labelling children as criminals is counter-productive.
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BBC Radio 4
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Offender institute declared a Covid outbreak site
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
21 September 2021
Education in prison: 'If I can do it, anyone can’ Video, 00:02:28
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Family & Education
Posted
17 September 2021
No finding in nine out of 10 prison death FAIs
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Scotland
Posted
15 September 2021
Witness History. The Attica prison rebellion. Audio, 9 minutes
One prisoner's memories of a dramatic siege in a high security jail in the USA.
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BBC World Service
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Urgent warning issued over 'violent unsafe' prison
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Essex
Posted
27 August 2021
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BBC Three
Witness History. Inside an East German jail. Audio, 9 minutes
Vera Lengsfeld was imprisoned by the communist authorities in East Germany in 1988
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BBC World Service
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'Dramatic' reduction in suicides at HMP Liverpool
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Liverpool
Posted
12 August 2021
Prison must urgently address deaths - report
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Tyne & Wear
Posted
5 August 2021
Call for jail to be replaced as leak shuts cells
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Scotland
Posted
29 July 2021
Health Check. Covid vaccination in prisons. Audio, 26 minutes
Covid vaccination in prisons; do incentives like free tuition get people to get the jab
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BBC World Service
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Suicide prevention 'inadequate' over jail death
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Sheffield & South Yorkshire
Posted
23 July 2021
Mass testing as Covid outbreak hits prison
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Tayside and Central Scotland
Posted
17 July 2021
Community justice target not met, says watchdog
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Scotland
Posted
15 July 2021
Designs for Holloway Prison homes revealed
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London
Posted
12 July 2021
Prison segregating mentally ill women criticised
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Scotland
Posted
8 July 2021
Prison review after solicitor made to remove bra
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Europe
Posted
7 July 2021
'Prison is the safest place for my mum'
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Wales
Posted
6 July 2021
'More support needed to break prison cycle' Video, 00:03:30
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Wales
Posted
5 July 2021
Man jailed for throwing drugs packages into prison
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Manchester
Posted
2 July 2021
Four Thought. Mums in Prison. Audio, 22 minutes
Dr Shona Minson argues that we shouldn't punish children if their parents go to prison.
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BBC Radio 4
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