Aug 28, 2026
BONUS SERIES: Making Space For Radical Imagination in Criminal Justice
40 minutes
Podcast · Afar
The Secret Life of Prisons podcast
Prison Radio Association
The Secret Life of Prisons tells the hidden stories from behind bars. Presenter Paula Harriott is Head of Prisoner Engagement for the Prison Reform Trust, having spent time behind bars. Alongside her is Phil Maguire OBE, who has worked in prisons for over 15 years and is the Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association. Together, they aim to take the bars off prison windows. To shine a light into some of the darkest corners of prisons. The show offers a glimpse into what is, for many, an unseen world. Each episode takes on a theme related to the prison experience and features guests with personal experience of imprisonment. Most have been inside. For more information please visit www.prison.radio www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk
Episodes
Ordered by publication date.
Feb 2, 2026
Live at Clinks Conference 2026 | Lord James Timpson and Anne Fox
47 minutes
Dec 29, 2025
Waiting For The Out | Andy West and Ric Renton
31 minutes
Dec 22, 2025
Christmas Special: Louis Theroux Live at the Radio Festival
32 minutes
Dec 19, 2025
Phil's mic drop
46 minutes
Dec 15, 2025
How the press reports crime | Beatrice Auty and Charlie Moloney
39 minutes
Dec 8, 2025
A gold award-winning episode of The Secret Life of Prisons
1 hour
Dec 1, 2025
*The Big Give 2025* | Faye Dunn and Toni Garrigos
36 minutes
Nov 24, 2025
Inside a Drug Recovery Wing | Wayne Hickman and Ash
30 minutes
Nov 17, 2025
The Longford Lecture 2025 | Dame Rachel De Souza, Angus Stobie, Jeremy Howe
56 minutes
Nov 10, 2025
The Prison Photographer | Andy Aitchison
36 minutes
Nov 3, 2025
Charlie's Promise | Martin Cosser
24 minutes
Oct 27, 2025
A life sentence | Sarah
37 minutes
Oct 20, 2025
The day after the death of Ian Watkins | Tom Wheatley
38 minutes
Oct 13, 2025
Changing Tunes | Isie Potter and Laura
38 minutes
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