File on 4: Locking Up the Sick

Annabel Deas uncovers the reality of living with mental illness while in prison, revealing how so many people fail to get the crucial treatment they need while inside and the impact this has on them. Speaking to former prisoners with mental health issues, prison officers and forensic psychiatrists, she discovers the truth about why so many mentally unwell prisoners are denied a transfer to hospital, leaving hundreds of desperately unwell people living in deeply unsuitable conditions