About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. 'The carrot in here is much more appealing than the stick'
Aired 4 September 2023 • 28 min
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.
2. 'When there’s drugs in, the wit’s out'
Aired 11 September 2023 • 28 min
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.
3. 'It’s a hostile environment in here. Same as Afghanistan'
Aired 18 September 2023 • 29 min
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.
4. 'You think you’re a failure? Join the club'
Aired 25 September 2023 • 28 min
In the most intense encounter of the series so far, Stephen confronts a prisoner who murdered his girlfriend about the crime he now denies.
5. 'What are you, a nurse or a prison governor?'
Aired 2 October 2023 • 29 min
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.
6. 'If you’ve got remorse, it’s going to haunt you'
Aired 9 October 2023 • 28 min
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.