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 Head of Prisoner Engagement for the Prison Reform Trust. 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 almost two decades and received an OBE for services to radio.
The podcast tells the hidden stories from behind bars.
Paula Harriott is Head of Prisoner Engagement for the Prison Reform Trust. 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 almost two decades and received an OBE for services to radio.
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Violence on prison wings | Duewaine Marshalleck-Baker and Conroy Harris
We need your help! Please visit to tell us about yourself and what you want to hear on The Secret Life of Prisons. Thank you. -- Duewaine Marshalleck-Baker spent many years in prison, and during those sentences he witnessed and perpetrated violence.… -
The future of probation: Part 1 | Lol Burke and Caroline
We need your help! Please visit to tell us about yourself and what you want to hear on The Secret Life of Prisons. Thank you. -- Caroline was released from prison with low hopes for the future. Then she met a probation officer from a surprising... -
Miscarriages of Justice | Andrew Malkinson and Emily Bolton
We need your help! Please visit to tell us about yourself and what you want to hear on The Secret Life of Prisons. Thank you. -- Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. In this very special episode he tells us about..… -
Five big asks for the next government | Anne Fox
The Secret Life of Prisons is produced by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. To make a donation please visit . -- In general election week, the Secret Life of Prisons finishes our series of guests who have knowledge and insight about the... -
James Phillips: National Prison Radio's Rock Show legend | Ollie Brookes and Scout Tzofiya Bolton
The Secret Life of Prisons is produced by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. To make a donation please visit . -- James Phillips was in prison in 2014 when he first heard National Prison Radio's Rock Show. He decided he was going to... -
Five pieces of advice for the next government | Andi Brierley
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Being released homeless | Michael Sloane and Matt Gannon
The Secret Life of Prisons is produced by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. To make a donation please visit . -- If you have been to prison you are fourty times more likely to experience homelessness than the general population. ... -
Five things to look out for at the general election | Dominic Grieve, former Attorney General
The Secret Life of Prisons is produced by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. To make a donation please visit . -- As we approach the next general election, the Secret Life of Prisons is bringing you guests who have knowledge and insight... -
From prison to law school | Chris Walters and Peter Stanford
The Secret Life of Prisons is produced by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. To make a donation please visit . -- Despite having lots of time to spare during a sentence, people in prison face very many barriers to pursuing education, and... -
The economics of prison | Grace Blakeley and Vicky Pryce
The Secret Life of Prisons is produced by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. To make a donation please visit . -- In the March 2024 budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said the government will seek to "prioritise proposals that...