Life Inside

First of a four part series going behind the scenes at Northern Ireland's three prisons. Inmates, ranging from petty thieves to killers, tell how they turned to crime and, for the first time, cameras go inside the much-criticized women’s prison at Hydebank on the outskirts of Belfast.

Part 2 of 4. The series behind the scenes at Northern Ireland's three prisons continues with a focus on the psychological problems underlying the crimes of some of our prisoners; how have they fared under our prison regime?

Part 3 0f 4. The four-part series going behind the scenes of Northern Ireland's main prisons explores why two in every three prisoners re-offend in the first year after their release. Also, one woman inmate learns whether her baby is to be taken off her forever.

Part 4 of 4. The series behind the scenes at Northern Ireland's three adult prisons concludes with one prisoner preparing to meet the widow of the man he killed; and the growing drugs problem behind bars leads to tragedy.