5LI: Prison Riot Revelations 30 JAN 2011




5 live Investigates show

Summary: Serving inmates at HMP Ford reveal the inside story of what led to the recent riot on New Year's Day, which caused more than £3m worth of damage. Early reports blamed it on prisoners being drunk on smuggled booze, but inmates speaking to 5 live Investigates via contraband mobile phones say havoc is being caused by unsuitable lags being transferred from high security jails to open prisons - a concern also raised by prison officers. Plus: it has been a rocky week for Sky Sports following the sexism controversy, and it could be about to get worse as full time approaches in a landmark legal battle over TV rights in the European Court of Justice.