The Guardian's Audio Long Reads   /     My life as a prison officer: ‘It wasn’t just the smell that hit you. It was the noise’

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I saw first hand how prisons are having to use segregation units for acutely mentally ill inmates who should not be in prison at all Written and read by Alex South. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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I saw first hand how prisons are having to use segregation units for acutely mentally ill inmates who should not be in prison at all Written and read by Alex South. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/longreadpod">theguardian.com/longreadpod</a>

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I saw first hand how prisons are having to use segregation units for acutely mentally ill inmates who should not be in prison at allWritten and read by Alex South
Duration
00:27:16
Publishing date
2025-03-21 05:00
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https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2025/03/14-60966-gdn.alr.210325.NA_ALEX_SOUTH_PRISONS.mp3
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