MOBEEN AZHAR GOES INSIDE PRISONS FOR NEW BBC THREE DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar presents this new two-part documentary series for BBC Three and iPlayer produced by Forest.

In an urgent investigation triggered when a prison sex tape goes viral, Mobeen attempts to uncover what’s really going on inside the UK prison system and who or what is driving it.

Mobeen Azhar says: “There have been so many stories involving sex and scandal in the UK prison system. Our mission is to go beyond the click bait and the headlines and find out what is going on behind closed doors. How is contraband getting in? How widespread is corruption and why is it something we all need to be concerned about?”

Jez Lee, Creative Director, Forest, says: "Following on from the success of Small Town, Big Riot, in this latest investigation Mobeen once again cuts to the heart of an urgent issue. Revelation driven, this state of the nation series attempts to uncover the real story about a prison service which many claim is in crisis.”

Coerced or Corrupted: Inside Prisons w/t is a 2x60 for BBC Three and iPlayer was commissioned by Clare Sillery Head of Commissioning, Documentaries and Nasfim Haque, Head of Content, BBC Three.