Prison: First & Last 24 Hours

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

This documentary series follows inmates and staff in Scottish prisons during the first and last 24 hours of a sentence. It shows what happens when people enter jail and prepare for release.

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What happens

Prison: First & Last 24 Hours is a British documentary series that was broadcast between 28 October 2015 and 5 December 2016 on Sky 1. It followed prisoners in four Scottish Prison Service-run prisons in Scotland who are either in their first 24 hours of their sentences or are about to be released (liberated in Scotland) from jail. The first series aired on Wednesdays from 28 October 2015 for 8 weeks until 16 December 2015 and featured inmates and staff from HM Prison Barlinnie, HM Prison Cornton Vale, HM Prison Greenock and HM Prison Low Moss. This was the only series HMP Cornton Vale was featured in the programme. On 26 April 2016, STV productions and Sky 1 recommissioned Prison: First & Last 24 Hours for the second and final series which aired on Mondays from 17 October 2016 for 8 weeks until 5 December 2016. it once again featured inmates and staff from series one prisons HMP Barlinnie, HMP Greenock and HMP Low Moss with HM Prison Edinburgh added as a new prison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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