Inside Wandsworth prison
Inmates at Wandsworth Prison typically wake at 7.45am, have breakfast, then spend the remainder of the day in their cells, save for a lunch break at 12.45pm and an evening meal at 4.45pm.
A lucky minority of prisoners will have a job to do, however most have little to occupy their time.
The south London prison, which is the UK’s largest, holding more than 1,600 prisoners, has a reputation for being tough – and has repeatedly come under fire in inspections for being unsafe and overcrowded.
A report on the jail in 2013 noted improvements in the running of the institution, but noted that a lot of work was needed to combat the prison’s “deep-set negative culture, built up over decades”.
Wandsworth has housed several of Britain’s most notorious criminals, including disgraced former energy secretary Chris Huhne. The ex-Lib Dem MP spent one week at the prison in 2013 after being handed an eight-month jail term for perverting the course of justice, before moving to minimum security prison HMP Leyhill.
Ronnie Biggs of Great Train Robbery fame, infamous East End gangster Ronnie Kray and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter all served time at Wandsworth .
Other well-known former inmates have included Oscar Wilde, Julian Assange and Max Clifford.