95. Battle for Winson Green: Are prison riots inevitable?
Description
In Winson Green, Birmingham a category B prison is fit to burst, and on the 9th of October 2018 it finally does. Armed with one syringe, three men set five hundred convicts free and over the next twelve hours the building is almost burnt to the ground.
The Winson Green riot was one of the largest prison mutinies for twenty-five years and leaves the public wondering how this could have happened.
In this episode of Bad People, Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen explore when prison riots become inevitable? What factors make violence more likely? And can PRISM prevent it?
CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Producer: Lauren Armstrong-Carter
Editors: Anna Lacey
Music: Matt Chandler
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
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