Inside: Women Behind Bars: Behind Closed Doors of Notorious Women's Prisons

From the Sunday Times bestselling authors of Inside Broadmoor and Inside Wakefield Prison comes the definitive, visceral, and shocking examination of the women's prison estate. This book offers a rare and revealing glimpse into the realities behind the headlines, exploring the routine, regime, and crisis within these institutions, from notorious offenders to the daily lives of high-risk inmates.

• Explores the dark reality of women's prisons, featuring revelations about infamous inmates like Rose West, Myra Hindley, and Joanna Dennehy.
• Blends exclusive access, staff testimony, and prisoner revelations to paint a comprehensive picture.
• Examines themes including motherhood, contraband, friendship, sex, rehabilitation, and violence within prisons like Holloway, New Hall, Bronzefield, and Peterborough.
• Offers insight into the daily life of the most troubled and high-risk female inmates.
• From the bestselling authors known for their work on Britain's most notorious prisons.

• Author(s): French, Jonathan Levi and Emma
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Pages: 336 pages (print length)
• ISBN-10: 1788709756
• ISBN-13: 978-1788709750
• Publisher: Blink Publishing
• Publication Date: June 18, 2026
• Dimensions: 13.1 x 1.9 x 19.9 cm
• Weight: 230 g

Delve behind the bars to understand the system in crisis, where self-harm is widespread yet sanctuary can also be found. Inside: Women Behind Bars provides an essential, moving, and eye-opening account of Britain's most infamous female offenders and the institutions that house them.