Prison Riot Revelations - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

Adrian Goldberg presents cutting edge investigative journalism.



2011 has got off to a rocky start for HM Prison Service, as inmates at Ford open prison in West Sussex rioted on New Year's Day. 5 live Investigates speaks exclusively to inmates currently serving in open prisons, including Ford. They reveal the issues they think lie behind a recent spate of disturbances. 5 live Investigates has heard from both prisoners and prison officers claiming that 'risk assessments' of inmates are not thorough enough and troublesome prisoners are being transferred to open prisons too soon.Also: Last year, 5 live Investigates spoke to Karen Murphy, the Portsmouth landlady taking on the Premier League and Sky Sports at the European Court of Justice. Ms Murphy is seeking to end Sky's monopoly over selling subscriptions to watch English Premier League football on TV in the UK, and says she should be able to subscribe to cheaper, foreign satellite companies under European law. We catch up with Karen as she waits for the ECJ to give its opinion next week in preparation of the final judgment. We also speak to industry insiders about the mood in Brussels, and ask which side is rumoured to have the upper hand.



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