Filmed over seven months inside HMP Durham, 'Prison' offers unprecedented access to life behind bars. With a rare opportunity to film inside an English prison, the three-part series produced and directed by Paddy Wivell tells the human story on both sides of the door: staff and prisoners, and the real issues facing them. This episode examines the epidemic of the 'zombie drug' spice at HMP Durham.
This episode examines mental health at HMP Durham, where up to 600 prisoners are thought to suffer from mental health problems.
This episode focuses on what it takes to break the vicious cycle of violence between prisoners and against staff.
The return of the documentary offering an insight into life inside a British jail from the perspective of both staff and inmates, this time coming from HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire, where more than 300 women are incarcerated for everything from non-payment of fines to murder. The opening edition focuses on the First Nights Unit, where inmates can arrive for sentences as short as just a few weeks.
Over half the 300 women in Foston Hall prison are suffering the effects of long-term emotional, physical or sexual abuse. A remarkable new prisoner-led therapy group seeks to help.
A moving look at the emotionally charged difficulties of being a prison mum.