Austen Irwin
Director
Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison (2023)
Season 1
Stephen Nolan gets unprecedented access to one of the UK’s most notorious high-security jails. Face to face with prisoners in their cells, he finds a system under pressure.
Released Sept. 4, 2023
Episode 28 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Northern Ireland
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 'The carrot in here is much more appealing than the stick'
Stephen talks face to face with a convicted murderer in his cell, sees how jail staff try to turn lives around and is confronted by the sometimes shocking reality of life inside.
Sept. 4, 2023, midnight
S1E2 - 'When there’s drugs in, the wit’s out'
Word that Nolan is in Maghaberry is spreading through the jail. He meets a murderer who reveals how his ordinary life spiralled out of control, leading, he says, to a man’s death.
Sept. 11, 2023, midnight
S1E3 - 'It’s a hostile environment in here. Same as Afghanistan'
On a landing in Maghaberry, Stephen is reunited with a prisoner he last saw in a young offenders centre. He meets a murderer who, despite pleading guilty, now says he didn’t do it.
Sept. 18, 2023, midnight
S1E4 - 'You think you’re a failure? Join the club'
In the most intense encounter of the series so far, Stephen confronts a prisoner who murdered his girlfriend about the crime he now denies.
Sept. 25, 2023, midnight
S1E5 - 'What are you, a nurse or a prison governor?'
For the first time, cameras are allowed in to see Maghaberry’s controversial unit that houses the most violent and vulnerable prisoners. It exposes the daily dangers for staff.
Oct. 2, 2023, midnight
S1E6 - 'If you’ve got remorse, it’s going to haunt you'
Stephen Nolan meets a prisoner grappling with his conscience, having killed an intruder in his home. He returns to challenge another inmate about the motives for his crime.
Oct. 9, 2023, midnight
Network: BBC Northern Ireland
Episode Runtime: 28 min.
Season Runtime: 170 min.
Released: Sept. 4, 2023
Last Air Date: Oct. 9, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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