HMP Stocken – look inside

BBC Leicester’s Victoria Hicks has been behind the scenes of Stocken Prison in Rutland. She spent days filming for a series on BBC East Midlands Today. Victoria shares her experiences with you…

What was it like filming inside HMP Stocken?

I found it quite difficult because I never knew what I was going to get. I also had to abide by prison routines and rules i.e. no filming whilst the corridors were full of prisoners in case it sparked a reaction.

No filming of locks and keys for security reasons. No filming of any prisoner unless they had been checked and deemed suitable to appear on television.

I filmed most of it myself. I must have walked miles with my tripod and camera around the prison corridors but it paid off. I gained a fascinating insight into what it’s like to live and work in a prison.

BBC link for 4 short videos

* Watch: A Prisoner’s Story
* Watch: Work Inside Stocken Prison
* Watch: Preparing For Life Outside
* Watch: Prison Fight Against Drugs