The Secret Life of Prisons podcast
By Prison Radio Association
The Secret Life of Prisons is produced by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. To make a donation please visit prison.radio/donate.
The podcast tells the hidden stories from behind bars.
Paula Harriott is Chief Executive of Unlock. She spent time behind bars and now works to help those who have been to prison to contribute to the debate around crime and justice.
Phil Maguire is the Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association. He's worked in prisons for two decades and received an OBE for services to radio.
The podcast tells the hidden stories from behind bars.
Paula Harriott is Chief Executive of Unlock. She spent time behind bars and now works to help those who have been to prison to contribute to the debate around crime and justice.
Phil Maguire is the Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association. He's worked in prisons for two decades and received an OBE for services to radio.
Latest episode
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Spending Christmas outside San Quentin | Greg Eskridge and Eli Wirtschafter
Greg Eskridge was released from San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in California, formerly known as San Quentin state prison, on 23 July 2024 after serving 30 years and 25 days. In prison Greg became a founding member of the Uncuffed radio program and… -
Outside the Old Bailey
In November the Sentencing Academy, a charity that aims to improve public understanding of sentencing in England and Wales, released a piece of research entitled ''. It concluded that most people know very little about prisons. To test these findings… -
I disappeared for seven years | Sarah Moore and Sonya Ruparel
Sarah Moore was exposed to the most dangerous situations imaginable during a seven-year period in which she disappeared from her family's life. She wanted to protect them from the effects of her chaotic lifestyle and mental ill-health, both of which.… -
Six people who were in prison and now work in radio | Ali, Jules, Nico, Garth, Faye ... plus Paula
The Prison Radio Association is a charity that runs National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for people serving prison sentences. We employ people in prison to develop their skills, find their best voices and help them... -
Parenting from behind bars | Sean Henry
Sean Henry received multiple prison terms through his early adult life. But receiving a long sentence for a serious offence when his son was just two months old, Sean discovered a different perspective on his own life and the way he had been acting..… -
What I Learned About Prison in Iran | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe gives the Longford Lecture 2024
On Monday 11 November 2024, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe delivered the annual Longford Lecture at Church House in Westminster. Nazanin was imprisoned in 2016 at the end of a family visit to Iran, accused of plotting to overthrow the government... -
I lost 18 stone in prison | Tyler Voase and Samy Ali
Tyler Voase was released from prison in the summer of 2024. He first went into jail in 2022 weighing over 40 stone, and with the support of a well-thought-through and timely intervention from gym staff he reinvented himself, losing 18 stone... -
What can we learn about the future of criminal justice from the budget? | Matthew Torbitt and Ben Zaranko
Matthew Torbitt is a writer and broadcaster. A period of homelessness as a young man led to involvement in crime, for which he received a sentence. These experiences fed a political awakening and a career working with the Labour Party. Matthew now... -
Seven years in the seg | Dwaine Patterson and Claire Salama
Dwaine Patterson spent 22 years in prison. For seven of those years he was one of a handful of people detained in Close Supervision Centres (CSCs). CSCs are prisons within prisons, housing those people said to be the most dangerous and disruptive in.… -
Prisons and the press | David Shipley and Danny Shaw
David Shipley served a prison sentence for fraud. He had never known anyone who had come into contact with the criminal justice system prior to his conviction. His sentence was eye-opening for him. He became 'radicalised' by the experience and...
