"The multi-award-winning documentary series returns, this time to HMP Foston Hall - a women's prison, where more than 300 women are incarcerated for everything from non-payment of fines to murder." Feb 2020
www.channel4.com/programmes/prison
Series 2 Episode 1
www.channel4.com/programmes/prison/on-demand/68947-001
"In the First Nights Unit at women's prison HMP Foston Hall, there are moments of warmth, humour and romance, but also bullying, drugs and smuggling"
Series 2 Episode 2
www.channel4.com/programmes/prison/on-demand/68947-002
"Over half of the 300 women in Foston Hall prison are suffering the effects of long-term emotional, physical or sexual abuse. A remarkable new prisoner-led therapy group seeks to help."
Series 2 Episode 3
www.channel4.com/programmes/prison/on-demand/68947-003
"A moving look at the emotionally charged difficulties of being a mum in prison. At Foston Hall, Kelly seeks to renew contact with her boys while Lexi has tough questions to answer."
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There was a brief discussion on the Telly Addicts Board in February but I thought this was worth posting in FWR as the subject of women's prisons comes up a lot.
This is as close as I have ever got to a women's prison so I don't know how to judge the Series on "realism". That said, it is one of the best things I have seen on TV for a long time.
More info:
Foston Hall on Government website:
www.gov.uk/guidance/foston-hall-prison
Twitter:
twitter.com/HMPFostonhall
(nothing tweeted since Aug 2019)