Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2023-09-04

Last Air Date: 2023-10-09

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: BBC One Northern Ireland

Top Cast

Stephen Nolan as Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: 'The carrot in here is much more appealing than the stick' (2023-09-04)

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.
Ep. 2: 'When there’s drugs in, the wit’s out' (2023-09-11)

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.
Ep. 3: 'It’s a hostile environment in here. Same as Afghanistan' (2023-09-18)

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.
Ep. 4: 'You think you’re a failure? Join the club' (2023-09-25)

In the most intense encounter of the series so far, Stephen confronts a prisoner who murdered his girlfriend about the crime he now denies.
Ep. 5: 'What are you, a nurse or a prison governor?' (2023-10-02)

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.
Ep. 6: 'If you’ve got remorse, it’s going to haunt you' (2023-10-09)

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.