BBC Documentary Exposes Dark Secrets of British Prison
A reporter working undercover as a prison officer at the troubled Rye Hill jail found widespread intimidation of staff and incidents where diligent custody officers were urged to "back off" by senior colleagues for fear of upsetting inmates. It also found that prisoners had easy access to drugs and mobile phones.
The investigation, which will be shown tonight, comes after the jail had already been heavily criticised by inspectors over the murder of an inmate and the "avoidable" suicides of prisoners.
MATT WEAVER in The Guardian Unlimited