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Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison
Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison
TV ShowReturning Series

Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison

2023
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

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.

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Stephen Nolan

Seasons

  • 'The carrot in here is much more appealing than the stick'

    1.'The carrot in here is much more appealing than the stick'

    04-09-202328m

    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.

  • 'When there’s drugs in, the wit’s out'

    2.'When there’s drugs in, the wit’s out'

    11-09-202328m

    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.

  • 'It’s a hostile environment in here. Same as Afghanistan'

    3.'It’s a hostile environment in here. Same as Afghanistan'

    18-09-202329m

    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.

  • 'You think you’re a failure? Join the club'

    4.'You think you’re a failure? Join the club'

    25-09-202328m

    In the most intense encounter of the series so far, Stephen confronts a prisoner who murdered his girlfriend about the crime he now denies.

  • 'What are you, a nurse or a prison governor?'

    5.'What are you, a nurse or a prison governor?'

    02-10-202329m

    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.

  • 'If you’ve got remorse, it’s going to haunt you'

    6.'If you’ve got remorse, it’s going to haunt you'

    09-10-202328m

    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.

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