Name: Prison
Released: 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · Crime

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.

2018 · 1h 0m

Director Paddy Wivell

EPISODE 1

Drugs

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.

46m
EPISODE 2

Mental Health

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.

47m
EPISODE 3

Violence

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.

47m
EPISODE 1

Arrivals

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.

45m
EPISODE 2

Trauma

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.

45m
EPISODE 3

Family

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.

45m