Prisons Uncovered: Out of Control?
ITV, 10.45PM; SCOTLAND, 11.05PM; WALES, 11.15PM; NOT UTV
“The government doesn’t have a grip on the system and there’s a cost in blood being paid,” says Nick Hardwick, former Chief Inspector of Prisons. In 2016, HMP Birmingham saw the worst prison riot for 25 years, in which 600 inmates were freed from their cells. This sobering documentary looks at the factors behind the incident and reflects on the prison system as a whole.