Phil and Paula speak to the two presenters of BBC Radio 4's series Behind the Crime.

Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken have decades of experience working in prisons as forensic psychologists.

HM Prison and Probation Service is the biggest employer of forensic psychologists in the UK, and this episode looks at the role they play in people's pathway through the justice system.

We also hear clips from several episodes of Behind the Crime, as Sally and Kerensa give us the inside track on what these stories can tell us about how we administer criminal justice.

You can listen to all episodes of Behind the Crime on BBC Sounds:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0019r5c/episodes/player 

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In 2021, the legendary TV screenwriter Jimmy McGovern released a three-part drama set in a men's prison, called Time on BBC1. In 2023, he followed it up with a brand new series set in a women's prison.

Like the first series, it was widely said to be the most realistic depiction of the complexity and nuance of prison life ever seen on British television. 

Secret Life of Prisons co-host, Paula Harriott, advised the writers during the development of the new series, and in this episode you can hear which bits of the plot came directly from her experiences of prison.

To kick off this brand new run of Secret Life of Prisons, Phil and Paula are joined by Jimmy along co-writer Helen Black to talk about the series.

Series 2 of Time is available to watch on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09fs2qh/time

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1 in 7 adults in prison were experiencing homelessness before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release. But what do we know about women who experience homelessness?     Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you another three-part series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice.     Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2024.     Host Paddy O'Connell, who is a friend of The Prison Radio Association and is also a judge of the new prize, talks to experts and people who've experienced homelessness, to get a better idea of the scale of the problem and how it might be solved.     Episode 3 gets into some of the gritty issues and contains compelling stories, examining the issues faced by women experiencing homelessness and why data on this is so lacking. What’s being done to fill this gap?     Secret Life of Prisons   Presenters: Paula Harriott and Phil Maguire Producer: Andrew Wilkie     Orwell Foundation Host: Paddy O'Connell Editor and Producer: Alex Grundon   Producer: Michelle Featherstone Executive Producer: Liz Wallace     Contributors   Professor Jean Seaton, Director of The Orwell Foundation   Freya Marshall Payne, an academic focussing on women and homelessness, who has personal experience of it.   Ligia Teixeira, Founding Chief Executive of the Centre For Homelessness Impact, our partners in this podcast.   With special and heartfelt thanks to Richard Blair, George Orwell’s son, for narrating an extract of his dad’s book for the podcast.     The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness is open for entries until 31 March 2024. Entry details are available here: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-prizes/about/about-the-prizes/reporting-homelessness/     You can also enter by post. The address is The Orwell Foundation, IAS, University College London, WC1E 6BT. Please include a contact number or email address for someone who can reach you, if you can.

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1 in 7 adults in prison were experiencing homelessness before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release. But what if you’re living in another country from where you were born and things start going wrong?   Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you another three-part series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice.   Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2024.   Host Paddy O'Connell, who is a friend of The Prison Radio Association and is also a judge of the new prize, talks to experts and people who've experienced homelessness, to get a better idea of the scale of the problem and how it might be solved.   Episode 2 gets into some of the gritty issues around homelessness, and contains compelling stories, looking at what it’s like to be away from your home country AND without a home to live in; that’s Foreign Nationals and Homelessness.    Secret Life of Prisons Presenters: Paula Harriott and Phil Maguire Producer: Andrew Wilkie   Orwell Foundation Host: Paddy O'Connell Editor and Producer: Alex Grundon Producer: Michelle Featherstone Executive Producer: Liz Wallace   Contributors Stephen Armstrong, journalist, writer, trustee of The Orwell Foundation and author of The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited. Patrick, a French national who came to the UK but lost his identity papers and experienced homelessness after 30 years of having a home here. Bridget Young, Director of 'NACCOM - THE NO ACCOMMODATION NETWORK - an organisation that helps people who come to the UK from abroad who find themselves homeless. With special and heartfelt thanks to Richard Blair, George Orwell’s son, for narrating an extract of his dad’s book for the podcast.   The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness is open for entries until 31 March 2024. Entry details are available here: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-prizes/about/about-the-prizes/reporting-homelessness/   You can also enter by post. The address is The Orwell Foundation, IAS, University College London, WC1E 6BT. Please include a contact number or email address for someone who can reach you, if you can.

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1 in 7 adults in prison were experiencing homelessness before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release. Many had a less than perfect start in life, finding themselves in care. There seems to be a clear link between growing up in care and experiencing homelessness.   Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you another three-part series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice.   Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2024.   Host Paddy O'Connell, a friend of The Prison Radio Association and also a judge of the new prize, talks to experts and people who've experienced homelessness, to get a better idea of the scale of the problem and how it might be solved.   This episode gets into some of the gritty issues around homelessness, and contains compelling stories, including one from a man who’s just been released from prison.   Secret Life of Prisons Presenters: Paula Harriott and Phil Maguire Producer: Andrew Wilkie   Orwell Foundation Host: Paddy O'Connell Editor and Producer: Alex Grundon Producer: Michelle Featherstone Executive Producer: Liz Wallace   Contributors: DJ Taylor - George Orwell’s official biographer;  Kadeem - recently released from prison; Professor Michael Sanders - Centre for Homelessness Impact and lecturer at King’s College London; Danny Lavelle - joint winner of the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023.   The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2024 is open for entries until 31 March 2024. Entry details are available here: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-prizes/about/about-the-prizes/reporting-homelessness/   You can also enter by post. The address is The Orwell Foundation, IAS, University College London, WC1E 6BT. Please include a contact number or email address for someone who can reach you, if you can.

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1 in 7 adults in prison were homeless before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release.

Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you this brand news series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice.

Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023.

Host Sangita Myska, who is also a judge of the new prize, talks to experts and people who've experienced homelessness, to get a better idea of the scale of the problem and how it might be solved.

This episode focuses on some of the possible solutions to homelessness. It contains vivid experiences of homelessness that are upsetting and graphic.

Secret Life of Prisons Presenters: Paula Harriott and Phil Maguire Producer: Andrew Wilkie

Orwell Foundation Host: Sangita MyskaReader: Malorie Blackman OBEProducer: Alex GrundonExecutive Producer: Liz Wallace

Contributors: Chris Lynam; Christina Lamb (Journalist and author of The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless) and Stephen Armstrong (Journalist and author of The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited and Trustee, The Orwell Foundation)

The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023 is open for entries until 17 April 2023.

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1 in 7 adults in prison were homeless before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release.

Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you this brand news series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice.

Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023.

Host Sangita Myska, who is also a judge of the new prize, talks to experts and people who've experienced homelessness, to get a better idea of the scale of the problem and how it might be solved.

This episode focuses on the many forms of modern homelessness and their impact.

Secret Life of Prisons Presenters: Paula Harriott and Phil Maguire Producer: Andrew Wilkie

Orwell Foundation Host: Sangita MyskaReader: Malorie Blackman OBEProducer: Alex GrundonExecutive Producer: Liz Wallace

Contributors: Nic Woods, Leanna Fairfax (Centre for Homelessness Impact) and Stephen Armstrong (Journalist and author of The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited and Trustee, The Orwell Foundationndation)

The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023 is open for entries until 17 April 2023.

 

 

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1 in 7 adults in prison were homeless before entering custody, and fewer than half of people released from prison last year had settled accommodation on release.

Phil and Paula have teamed up with the Orwell Foundation and the Centre for Homelessness Impact to bring you this brand news series looking at the intertwined issues of homelessness, social deprivation, crime and justice.

Down, Not Out is the companion podcast to The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023.

Host Sangita Myska, who is also a judge of the new prize, talks to experts and people who've experienced homelessness, to get a better idea of the scale of the problem and how it might be solved.

This episode gets into some of the gritty issues around homelessness, including the scarcity and precarity of food… and sex.

Secret Life of Prisons Presenters: Paula Harriott and Phil Maguire Producer: Andrew Wilkie

Orwell Foundation Host: Sangita MyskaReader: Malorie Blackman OBEProducer: Alex GrundonExecutive Producer: Liz Wallace

Contributors: Charlston Aslet and Professor Jean Seaton, Director, The Orwell Foundation

The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023 is open for entries until 17 April 2023.

Entry details are available here.

You can also enter by post. The address is The Orwell Foundation, IAS, University College London, WC1E 6BT. Please include a contact number or email address for someone who can reach you, if you can.

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Phil and Paula introduce a VERY special show for Christmas.

Lady Unchained is one of the best-known voices behind bars. She's the host of Free Flow - a weekly show on National Prison Radio that encouranges listeners to call in with their lyrics, performed to backing tracks that they play on the radio.

'It's the show where we play the beat twice so you can get your bars right.'

She's also the author of Behind Bars - an anthology of poetry written during and after her prison sentence.

In this special show, recorded live at Libereria in London to mark the release of her book, she's interviewed by Jules Rowan, who has also spent time in prison and is now the host of our hugely successful sister podcast Life After Prison.

We hear debut performances from two young artists who Brenda has nurtured - Aliyah Ali and Tamar. Plus, we hear an amazing clip from Free Flow of a listener who took the bars he recorded in prison and turned them into a professionally-produced track.

Thanks to the team at Second Home for organising and hosting the event.

You can buy Behind Bars here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/behind-bars-on-punishment-prison-release/9781914240317

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Phil Magure is joined by Zak and Jules, the hosts of the Prison Radio Association's brand new podcast Life After Prison.

If you've been to prison, or if you know someone who has, Life After Prison is building a community of people who can support each other through the experience of release and reintegration to society.

Click here to watch Life After Prison on YouTube: https://youtu.be/by2wkIfNcTE

 

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