sima kotecha, bbc news, hmp pentonville.ing news to bring you, an 18—year—old american activist has been shot in the west bank. palestinian media says israeli troops intervened, firing tear gas at the demonstrators and there has been no commentator so far —— make no commentator —— aysenur ezgi eygi has been short. no comments so far. there has been quite a few attacks from settlers so she was working for a local campaign group, with them trying to... from military defined that said by local media that police tried to suppress the demonstration with stun grenades, live fire and tear gas and the of this, she was struck in the head by a bullet and was taken to a hospital in nablus but died later. she is a graduate of the university of washington of languages and culture and helps under resourced communities so that really explains why she was there. so far there is no great detail added to this by the palestinian media other than they do claim that she was shot by israeli soldiers and thatis shot by israeli soldiers and that is

sima kotecha, bbc news, hmp pentonville.tical correspondent ian watson. in terms of the government response to what referred today, again another record high in terms of numbers, what have they been saying? i numbers, what have they been sa in: ? ~ , saying? i think it is the latest figures - saying? i think it is the latest figures showing | saying? i think it is the - latest figures showing 88.5 thousand figures in the jails which is a very close to capacity and about 8000 more regarded to reasonable if prisoners will be in decent accommodation but there is huge pressure. the early release scheme starts next week so that could take come in due course, 3000 prisoners out of the system but demand is still very much there so... the problem for them as as they have some long—term solutions but some short—term extreme pressures so they are saying they will unveil a ten year strategy for prisons this autumn and what will that include? it has to address the issue of prison places, they blend the last government for providing far

chaos in hmp pentonville. we're the only broadcast journalists given access...tain's most dangerous jails since the current crisis. ok, come on, folks. and some prison officers are so frightened of being targeted on the outside that we've had to blur theirfaces. hmp pentonville. staff are overstretched. another alarm here. and on the verge of breaking point. you worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they're alive~ — anything can happen. there's been deaths in prison. all right, what have we got - coming in this afternoon, then? each day, more bus—loads arrive, making this jail one of the most crowded in the country. can you stand in the middle of the black and yellow box for me? they undergo body checks. so this scanner will show whether they're hiding anything inside their body. any drugs, any weapons. yep. most of the inmates are on remand, so they're waiting for their trial or sentencing. others are doing time for crimes such as murder, robbery and rape. and anything can happen. alarm blares. there's an alarm gone off. ye

pentonville is a replica _ absolute justice. pentonville is a replica of— absolute justice.p and down the country. i'm not saying every 'ail, the country. i'm not saying every jail. but — the country. i'm not saying every jail, but lots ofjails of that ilk. but there — jail, but lots ofjails of that ilk. but there are concerns early releases will mean more danger on the streets, with some preferring to keep offenders behind bars for as long as possible. sima kotecha, bbc news, hmp pentonville. if you want to see sima's full report inside pentonville prison, then go to iplayer and look for last night's bbc news at ten. the royal navy has named the serviceman who was killed in a night—flying training exercise in the english channel two days ago. lieutenant rhodri leyshon died when his merlin helicopter came down in the channel. two other service men survived. his family say he was immeasurably loved by his parents, siblings, partner and friends. the cost of a first class stamp will rise for the second time this year to £1.65 from next month. that's up by another 30 pence. roya

sima kotecha, bbc news, hmp pentonville.nd welcome. record prison numbers, we werejust watching what it is like in one prison, i mean it, the prison service is at breaking point, isn't it? , , ., ,_ service is at breaking point, isn't it? , , , it? yes. it is a system completely on it's it? yes. it is a system completely on its knees- _ it? yes. it is a system completely on it's knees. the _ it? yes. it is a system completely on it's knees. the kind of- it? yes. it is a system completely i on it's knees. the kind of problems in your piece just then are typical of the whole system and frankly their prison said a significant us and pentonville. it is a prison system at breaking point. [30 and pentonville. it is a prison system at breaking point. do you su ort system at breaking point. do you support one _ system at breaking point. do you support one of — system at breaking point. do you support one of the _ system at breaking point. do you support one of the options - system at breaking point. do you support one of the options

siren blares chaos in hmp pentonville.ly broadcast journalists given access... it's a code red. ..to one of britain's most dangerous jails since the current crisis. 0k, come on, folks. and some prison officers are so frightened of being targeted on the outside that we've had to blur theirfaces. hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. .. another alarm here. ..and on the verge of breaking point. you worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they're alive. anything could happen. there's been deaths in prison. all right, what have we got coming this afternoon, then? _ each day more bus—loads arrive, making this jail one of the most crowded in the country. can you stand in the middle of the black and yellow box for me? they undergo body checks. so this scanner will show whether they're hiding anything inside their body? yeah. — any drugs, any weapons? yeah. just there, there's a gap — that will be the entrance of his anus, basically. gosh, you would think that would hurt. as of tonight, there

hmp pentonville. laughter. this week, we went inside hmp pentonville in london...your meds! ..one of england's most crowded and dangerous jails. so they've just jumped on the netting. prison officers are running up the stairs to try and get them down. what the staff are saying is that it can turn really quickly. a quiet moment can become chaotic within a matter of seconds. as one prison officer said, "it's like the flick of a switch." banging on door. we saw the pressures facing staff and governors as they tackle drugs, self—harm and violence. the system is run at a 99.9%j constantly, and when you run at that kind of high levelj of output for a sustained period of time like we havel done, you know, people get tired, systems get frayed, you know, and that - does cause problems. next week, the government will release thousands of inmates early to make more space. the hope is that that will alleviate some of the pressure. following the bbc�*s rare access to pentonville, the prime minister said he was alarmed by the state of the penal system. no prime minister should b

hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. ..orry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they're alive. anything could happen. there's been deaths in prison. all right, what have we got coming this afternoon, then? _ each day more bus—loads arrive, making this jail one of the most crowded in the country. can you stand in the middle of the black and yellow box for me? they undergo body checks. so this scanner will show whether they're hiding anything inside their body? yeah. any drugs, any weapons? yeah. just there, there's a gap — that will be the entrance of his anus, basically. gosh, you would think that would hurt. as of tonight, there are just nine spare beds. most of the inmates are on remand, so they're waiting for their trial or sentencing. others are doing time for crimes such as murder, robbery and rape. and anything can happen. alarm blares. there's an alarm going off. yeah, we're going to see. it's a code red, so... a code red alarm involves blood or burns. an inmate has self—harmed. a mo

hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. ..ure that they're alive. anything could happen. there's been deaths in prison. all right, what have we got coming in this afternoon, then? _ each day, more bus—loads arrive, making this jail one of the most crowded in the country. most of the inmates are on remand, so they're waiting for their trial or sentencing. others are doing time for crimes such as murder, robbery and rape. and anything can happen. alarm blares has an alarm gone off? yeah. let's go and see. it's a code red, so... a code red alarm involves blood or burns. an inmate has self—harmed. a moment of apprehension as they assess the situation. can you talk me through what's happened? yeah, so we've got a prisoner who's self—harmed, yeah. he's made superficial cuts to his arm. staff say overcrowding is leading to an increase in self—harm and violence... banging ..because of inmates' frustration with being locked up for longer. across the wing, michael's inside for drug offences. there are some people who simply don't care a

hmp pentonville. laughter. this week, we went inside hmp pentonville in london...ickly. a quiet moment can become chaotic within a matter of seconds. as one prison officer said, "it�*s like the flick of a switch." banging on door. we saw the pressures facing staff and governors as they tackle drugs, self—harm and violence. the system is run at a 99.9%j constantly, and when you run at that kind of high levelj of output for a sustained period of time like we havel done, you know, people get tired, systems get frayed, you know, and that - does cause problems. next week, the government will release thousands of inmates early to make more space. the hope is that that will alleviate some of the pressure. following the bbc�*s rare access to pentonville, the prime minister said he was alarmed by the state of the penal system. no prime minister should be in the position of having to concern him or herself with are there enough prison places. so we�*re doing what is necessary. we�*ll turn it around. we�*ll make sure the prisons we need are built, but i�*ve been truly shocked

hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. .. here. ..and on the verge of breaking point. you worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they're alive. anything could happen. there's been deaths in prison. all right, what have we got. coming this afternoon, then? each day more bus—loads arrive, making this jail one of the most crowded in the country. can you stand in the middle of the black and yellow box for me? they undergo body checks. so this scanner will show whether they're hiding anything inside their body? yeah. any drugs, any weapons? yeah. just there, there's a gap — that will be the entrance of his anus, basically. gosh, you would think that would hurt. as of tonight, there are just nine spare beds. most of the inmates are on remand, so they're waiting for their trial or sentencing. others are doing time for crimes such as murder, robbery and rape. and anything can happen. alarm blares. there's an alarm going off. yeah, we're going to see. it's a code red, so... a code red alarm involve

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this was pentonville prison in north london last week.access, and within minutes, disorder was rife. in an attempt to fix a criminaljustice system at breaking point, from today, thousands of prisoners in england and wales will be released after serving 40% of their sentence rather than 50%. it was the only option on the table, and that is this was pentonville prison in north london last week. the bbc was given rare access, and within minutes, disorder was rife. in an attempt to fix a criminaljustice system at breaking point, from today, thousands of prisoners in england and wales will be released after serving 40% of their sentence rather than 50%. it was the only option on the table, and that is because the alternative to not making this change would have been to allow the prison system to collapse, and therefore to allow law and order in this country to collapse. but these emergency measures are controversial, with big concerns from some prison staff and campaigners about those convicted of the most serious crimes — such as murder, terr

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hmp pentonville. laughter. staff are overstretched. .. ..and on the verge of breaking point. you worry about, you know, - opening the door in the morning and making sure they're alive. anything can happen. there's been deaths in prison. you can see that report at ten p tonight. and that's bbc news at six. its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are , goodbye. welcome along to sportsday with me, adam wild. coming up on the programme... the nations league gets under way this evening. northern ireland and scotland both in action on a busy night of international football shes only 13, but already iona winnifrith, the youngest british athlete in paris has a paralympic medal. we're live there shortly coming up here at the oval, as england prepare for the final test match of this summer. coach mccallum has been laying out his plans for the future on a global cricketing stage. also coming up on sportsday... excitement builds over british tennis�*s new star, but ahead of his us open semi final jack draper insists he can get even better good evening. we may only be a few

sima kotecha, bbc news, hmp pentonville.ing the growing use of highly addictive synthetic opioids. among them, is the powerful sedative xylazine, which is most commonly used by vets for the treatment of livestock and horses. the tranquiliser, which is sometimes mixed with heroin and fentanyl, is also known as the zombie drug, due to its effects on users. if injected directly into the bloodstream, xylazine can cause large, open skin ulcers to form. these ulcers can go on to become infected, causing rot and, in severe cases, even lead to the amputation of limbs. the drug has been blamed for a rising number of deaths across parts of the us, and now the government here is banning its use outside of the veterinary industry, with a new c classification and a prison sentence of up to 1a years for anyone caught producing or supplying it. we're joined now by dr caroline copeland, who is the director of the national programme on substance use mortality. good morning. could you explain more about the physical impact this drug has on th

pentonville is a replica of jails up and down the country.ails. >> there are concerns early releases will mean more danger on the streets with some preferring to keep offenders behind bars for as long as possible. christian: let's get some detail on that. on tuesday, some 2000 prisoners will be freed early, 40% through the sentences rather than 50%. the government says it is not a good policy but perhaps the only solution in the circumstances. let's speak to the former chief inspector of prisons and former chair of the parole board for england and wales. thank you for being with us. what concerns you mostly about this policy of releasing early? >> i don't think the government have any choice in the short-term but to do what they are doing. the question is whether it will be enough. so, there's no choice, i think, but you squeeze the balloon in one place, the bulge just goes somewhere else. so, the risks with this are that some of those who are released early will commit other offenses, will commit new offenses. we know that about a third of a

our recent visit to hmp pentonville, crowded gel like many others up—and—down the country. released have told the bbc they have not been tagged when they should have been, like this offender. who was inside for drug offences. he agreed to speak to us as long as we didn't reveal his identity. i'm supposed to be tagged on day one of coming out ofjail. within a matter of hours of leaving the place. without that tag on my leg, and the only one that's watching me. there is nobody turning up at the house to check that i'm here, there is nobody ringing the house to check that i'm here. tags are used to monitor the whereabouts of offenders who are given a curfew when released to minimise the chances of them reoffending. every week, 1000 people are scheduled to be tagged. so that's three probation officers we have now spoken to who say this has been a problem for some time now. they are concerned that if these people are not tagged, they could pose a threat because nobody knows what they are doing or where they are. if you're a dangerous person and you are not tagged, there is nobod

our recent visit to hmp pentonville, a crowded jail like many others up—and—down the country. told the bbc they have not been tagged when they should have been, like this offender who was inside for drug offences. he agreed to speak to us as long as we didn't reveal his identity. i'm supposed to be tagged on day one of coming out ofjail within a matter of hours of leaving the place. without that tag on my leg, nobody is watching me. tags are used to monitor the whereabouts of offenders who are given a curfew when released to minimise the chances of them reoffending. that's three probation officers we have now spoken to who say this has been a problem for some time now. they are concerned that if these people are not tagged, they could pose a threat because nobody knows what they are doing or where they are. the government said the company which manages the tagging, serco, is to blame for the delays. tonight, the prisons ministerjames timpson said, "the delays to tagging are completely unacceptable. i called an urgent meeting with serco leaders this evening where they accepted

this was pentonville prison in north london last week.en rare access, and within minutes, disorder was rife. in an attempt to fix a criminaljustice system at breaking point, from today, thousands of prisoners in england and wales will be released after serving 40% of their sentence rather than 50%. it was the only option on the table, and that is because the alternative to not making this change would have been to allow the prison system to collapse, and therefore to allow law and order in this country to collapse. but these emergency measures are controversial, with big concerns from some prison staff and campaigners about public safety and an increase in reoffending. they've got nowhere to live, they fall back into drug—taking, they've got mental health difficulties already. if they're not getting the support, the treatment, the stable housing, the danger is either they fall back into reoffending or they simply breach their licence conditions and end up inside again anyway. the prison population in england and wales is at a record high,

i actually watched a bbc news report from pentonville prison, and i look at it with horror, at the lackgot cells that are designed for one person and they then have three, maybe two, three men locked up, for long periods, it causes frustration, it causes angen causes frustration, it causes anger, and then when those prisoners are eventually unlocked, violence spills over. and i think our whole system is in crisis. . in crisis. pennetta freight carriage. _ in crisis. pennetta freight carriage. we _ in crisis. pennetta freight carriage, we will- in crisis. pennetta freight carriage, we will have - in crisis. pennetta freight carriage, we will have to | in crisis. pennetta freight - carriage, we will have to leave it there but thank you very much indeed, we will be covering this issue much more in the coming days. —— vanessa frake—harris. paralympic has come to a close. the paris paralympics are over, 11 days of competition ended with a spectacular closing ceremony in the stade de france, celebrating the more than 4000 athletes who took part in 22 different spots, although some of them hav

last week you might remember we were granted access to pentonville prison in london.how how bad things are but since then, i have had e—mails from people working within the prison service, one telling me they are worried about fights in a prison car park tomorrow morning as members of rival gangs are let out at the same time. another who said whatever the government says, they are worried that dangerous people are being released. ministers have said repeatedly they have no option but to act and are not comfortable doing this, but they felt they had to and that the probation service has plans for every offender being released. this is just the for every offender being released. this isjust the beginning. a similar perhaps a larger number will be released next month. find similar perhaps a larger number will be released next month.— be released next month. and at the same time we _ be released next month. and at the same time we have the _ be released next month. and at the same time we have the vote - be released next month. and at the i same time we have the vote on wi

what's on the news at ten tonight, a special report on overcrowding in prisons from inside hmp pentonville

our recent visit to hmp pentonville, a crowded jail like many others up—and—down the country.ave told the bbc they have not been tagged when they should have been, like this offender who was inside for drug offences. he agreed to speak to us as long as we didn't reveal his identity. i'm supposed to be tagged on day one of coming out ofjail within a matter of hours of leaving the place. without that tag on my leg, nobody is watching me. tags are used to monitor the whereabouts of offenders who are given a curfew when released to minimise the chances of them reoffending. that's three probation officers we have now spoken to who say this has been a problem for some time now. they are concerned that if these people are not tagged, they could pose a threat because nobody knows what they are doing or where they are. the government said the company which manages the tagging, serco, is to blame for the delays. tonight, the prisons minister james timpson said... meanwhile, serco have said... ultimately, this is the responsibility of the government. the blame could be pointed at them if

screaming, fights, self—harm and sometimes despair. 0ur correspondent spent two days inside hmp pentonville

talks later today. 0ur senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. 0ur our recent visit to hmp pentonvillegovernment let 1700 people out from multiple prisons to make more space. but now, some of those released have told the bbc they have not been tagged when they should have been, like this offender. who was inside for drug offences. he agreed to speak to us as long as we didn't reveal his identity. i'm supposed to be tagged on day one of coming out ofjail. within a matter of hours of leaving the place. without that tag on my leg, and the only one that's watching me. there is nobody turning up at the house to check that i'm here, there is nobody ringing the house to check that i'm here. is nobody ringing the house to check that i'm here-— that i'm here. tags are used to monitor the — that i'm here. tags are used to monitor the whereabouts - that i'm here. tags are used to monitor the whereabouts of. that i'm here. tags are used to - monitor the whereabouts of offenders who are given a curfew when released to minimise the chances of them reoffending. every week, 1000 people are scheduled t

this was pentonville prison in north london last week. was given rare access, and within minutes, disorder was rife. in an attempt to fix a criminal justice system at breaking point, from today, thousands of prisoners in england and wales will be released after serving 40% of their sentence rather than 50%. it was the only option on the table, and that is because the alternative to not making this change would have been to allow the prison system to collapse, and therefore to allow law and order in this country to collapse. but these emergency measures are controversial, with big concerns from some prison staff and campaigners about public safety and an increase in reoffending. they've got nowhere to live, the fall back into drug—taking, they've got mental health difficulties already. if they are not getting the support, the treatment, the stable housing, the danger is either they fall back into reoffending or they simply breach their licence conditions and end up back inside anyway. the prison population in england and wales is at a reco

doing some research, he found stefan who trains a handful of bike mechanics in a small workshop in pentonvillel do it. don't worry. social services... and that really isn't the case. because they are... they are, as i call them, the invisible women. how would you describe rehabilitation in prisons, then? nonexistent. it's, um... i think it makes people in certain positions feel better, that they've sent people to this place and get them out of the way. out of sight, out of mind. but then what they have not planned for or prepared for is that those people will return back to the community. good to see you. so these are all yours... iceland food has offered employment to more than 680 ex—offenders since 2022. it's paul'sjob to interview inmates, making sure they pass specific checks. for those who do like max, they'll be offered employment. they say, "i really want to start a job. i'll work 60, 70, 80 hours a week, boss. come on, let's get stuck in..." and the reality of it is they can't. because when they get out of prison, they've got loads of things to do. probation, they're on licence, they'