To fix the filing cabinet or the person? | Cherie Blair KC and Kate Morrissey
Cherie Blair KC became a barrister in 1976 and went on to be a county court and crown court judge. In 2024 she was appointed to the Leadership Board of the charity Women in Prison, where she has stres...
12 Maj 202543min
The Prison Philosophers | Andy West and Ray Smith
Andy West is the author of The Life Inside: A Memoir of Prison, Family and Learning to be Free, which is currently being adapted into a BBC television drama. Andy has been teaching philosophy in priso...
5 Maj 202541min
The HMP Brixton Half Marathon
Two days before the 2025 London Marathon, a very special half marathon took place behind the walls of HMP Brixton in aid of the Prison Reform Trust. And The Secret Life of Prisons was granted exclusiv...
28 Apr 202558min
Justice vs the culture wars | Your questions answered
We love to hear your thoughts, your views and your questions. To contact the show, please email podcasts@prison.radio.In this week's episode we answer questions from listeners inside and outside priso...
14 Apr 202543min
We've visited a *lot* of prisons | Duewaine Marshalleck-Baker and Arthur Hagues
This week we've got two guests who, for very different reasons, have spent time in a lot of different prisons. We asked them to compare notes and tell us their best stories.Duewaine Marshalleck-Baker ...
7 Apr 202541min
Who was Chris Tchaikovsky? | Kate Fraser and Deborah Coles
Chris Tchaikovsky was a founder of the charity Women in Prison, the charity that campaigns on behalf of women in the criminal justice system. She died in 2002, having lived an extraordinary life. Toda...
31 Mars 202542min
Disclosure and barring | Peter Lewis and Penelope Gibbs
Peter Lewis served a prison sentence for receiving a corrupt payment. Shortly after his release, during the pandemic, he applied for a voluntary role directing cars at a Covid vaccination centre and h...
24 Mars 202539min
Visits | Faye Dunn and Mo
When Mo went to prison hundreds of miles from home, his older sister would visit him but he didn't see his mum in person until he was more than two years into his sentence, and his youngest sister did...
17 Mars 202536min
