Episode 4 - The Politics of Prison

With El Chapo finally captured, the Flores twins can now be sentenced. They are brought together for the first time in five years to discover their fate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

After an intense manhunt, Mexican authorities recapture El Chapo and extradite him to the US. Pete holds the key piece of evidence and spends 18 months prepping with prosecutors to go face-to-face against El Chapo in the courtroom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ...  Show more

This 2022 episode covers six highly ingenious and low-violence prison breaks from history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Veronica Guerin's killer Brian Meehan is gearing up for his release from prison after being transferred to Shelton Abbey open jail where he enjoys rounds of golf, days out, and a private cell unit akin to a self contained apartment.So, has Meehan served his time more than 26 year ...  Show more

When inmate Casey Cole White confessed to the 2015 unsolved murder of a woman in Rogersville, Alabama, and was transferred to Lauderdale detention center to await trial for capital murder, no one could imagine he would escape and lead the police on an 11-day manhunt. Even more ...

The details of a terrifying murder in a prison cell has highlighted the dangers that prisoners face every day in the high pressure of Irish jails.

Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder of Robert O’Connor behind the walls of Mountjoy jail.