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Prisons

Violence, overcrowding, self-harm: ��ý goes inside one of Britain’s most dangerous prisons

At a time of major crisis for prisons, the ��ý’s Sima Kotecha is given rare access to HMP Pentonville.

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Ex-prison officer had phone sex with inmate - court
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Wales
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11 December 2023
Charity book for children with parents in prison
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Norfolk
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11 December 2023
Lives Less Ordinary. An author, his cellmate, and a new beginning. Audio, 42 minutes
How a book-loving prisoner showed a young Alex Wheatle the path to self-belief
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Bowie art and the prisoners going through changes
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Birmingham & Black Country
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10 December 2023
Arrests made after parcels thrown over prison walls
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Northampton
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8 December 2023
Trans women who hurt females to go to male prisons
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Scotland
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5 December 2023
Overcrowded prisons need overhaul, says MP
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Wales politics
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29 November 2023
'Football saved me' - Wright backs prison scheme
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Football
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25 November 2023
Inmates failed at prison 'pushed to its limits'
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Bristol
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23 November 2023
Violence levels fall but institution 'is volatile'
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Stoke & Staffordshire
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22 November 2023
Life Changing. Hurting the one you love. Audio, 28 minutes
Full of teenage fury Connor lashes out at his mum — with far-reaching consequences.
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Prison worker guilty of misconduct after inmate's death
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Hereford & Worcester
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17 November 2023
Residents unhappy at approval of 'super prison'
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Leicester
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17 November 2023
Outlook. An author, his cellmate, and a new beginning. Audio, 41 minutes
How a book-loving prisoner showed a young Alex Wheatle the path to self-belief
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"Chaotic" processes delay prisoners' release
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Oxford
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13 November 2023
Life Changing. I knew I could never make it right. Audio, 28 minutes
In her 20s, Teresa Clark made a fatal decision that would impact multiple lives.
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Prison worker denies inmate's manslaughter
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31 October 2023
Budget makes NI prisons 'increasingly challenging'
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Northern Ireland
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26 October 2023
Prison fails to prepare men for release - report
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Sheffield & South Yorkshire
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24 October 2023
Outlook. Going undercover in a cartel’s wild prison-HQ. Audio, 41 minutes
Venezuelan journalist Ronna Rísquez found a playground, a nightclub and a zoo inside
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The Law Show. Exporting prisoners, is Joint Enterprise racist, and Gaza-Israel. Audio, 29 minutes
Can exporting prisoners work? Are Joint Enterprise cases racist? And Israel-Gaza: the law.
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Kent PCC calls for more prisons to be built
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Kent
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21 October 2023
Prison nurse smuggled drugs to inmate lover
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Sheffield & South Yorkshire
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18 October 2023
Concerns raised over staffing pressures at prisons
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England
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18 October 2023