The Longford Lecture 2025 | Dame Rachel De Souza, Angus Stobie, Jeremy Howe
The Longford Lecture is a centrepiece event of the criminal justice sector's year. Run by the Longford Trust, a charity that provides opportunities for study and mentoring for people in prison and det...
17 Nov 202556min
The Prison Photographer | Andy Aitchison
Andy Aitchison has been photographing prisons for more than 20 years. He selects five of his favourite photographs of prisons and talks to us about what we can learn from prisons by keeping our eyes o...
10 Nov 202536min
Charlie's Promise | Martin Cosser
In the summer of 2023, 17 year-old Charlie Cosser went to an organised house party in a small village in West Sussex and never came home. A fight broke out on the dance floor and Charlie was stabbed. ...
3 Nov 202524min
A life sentence | Sarah
Sarah was released from prison after spending 16 years behind bars as part of a life sentence. She was released to an approved premises two hours away from her friends and family. She had no ID, no ba...
27 Okt 202537min
The day after the death of Ian Watkins | Tom Wheatley
Ian Watkins, the disgraced former front man of the rock band Lostprophets, died in HMP Wakefield on Saturday 11 October. Two men have been charged with his murder. Watkins was serving a 29-year senten...
20 Okt 202538min
Changing Tunes | Isie Potter and Laura
When Laura found herself in HMP Eastwood Park serving the latest of a string of prison terms, something magical happened when she met Isie Potter, a music teacher who had recently become Musician Resi...
13 Okt 202538min
What is criminology? | Live from the University of Greenwich | Shahid Amin and Dr Ruth Armstrong
Shahid Amin was serving a long sentence in HMP Grendon when he began studying criminology. This came after teenage years in which being engaged with the police and the criminal justice system overshad...
6 Okt 202540min
Frank's Walk
One month into Frank Stedman's prison sentence, he lost his brother to suicide. Unable to attend the funeral, the prison put Frank into segregation because he was considered to be an escape risk. He s...
29 Sep 202555min
