Series from 2018
| Duration: | 3600 min |
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Filmed over seven months inside HMP Durham, 'Prison' offers unprecedented access to life behind bars. With a rare opportunity to film inside an Englis…
A look into Durham's seemingly unstoppable flood of drugs and mobile phones into the prison; the circulation of drugs such as Spice is of epidemic proportions.
A look at women's prison HMP Foston Hall where more than 300 women are incarcerated for everything from non-payment of fines to murder.
Over half of women in prison are suffering from the effects of long-term emotional, physical or sexual abuse; in an attempt to tackle these issues, Foston's regime embraces a remarkable new prisoner-led therapy group.
Durham has one mental health nurse for almost 1000 men; at any one time at least 50% of prisoners are estimated to be suffering from mental health issues and the newly opened health wing has only 11 beds.
A moving look at the emotionally charged difficulties of being a mom in prison; at Foston Hall, Kelly seeks to renew contact with her boys while Lexi has tough questions to answer.
Durham prison staff have to deal with daily assaults on prisoners and staff members. The atmosphere is volatile because, as a reception prison, Durham receives many new prisoners every day.