The Virus in the Prisons
Oonagh Ryder and Carl Cattermole update on the spread of COVID-19 in UK prisons.
The Lockdown
The Lockdown is a show all about prisons and the criminal justice system in Britain. Hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann explore the role the criminal justice system plays in creating and perpetuating many of the problems the left is fighting today. With the help of expert guests, Oonagh and Sam consider how we can radically change our approach to crime, punishment and responding to harm.
Safety First: Sex Work and the Criminal Justice System
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann talk to Elio Beale, organiser with SWARM, a sex worker rights and advocacy movement.
A World Without Prisons?
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann join a live panel for an event with Bristol Momentum entitled, 'A World Without Prisons?'
The Never-Ending Sentence
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann are joined by Marion, a campaigner from Smash IPP. The group campaigns to free prisoners still serving the indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection.
Profits and the Prison Industry
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann discuss the Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee (IWOC) and proposed prison expansion.
Policing by Consent?
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Koshka Duff, a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. In 2013, she was arrested and strip searched after offering a legal advice card to a teenager being stopped and searched in Hackney.
Police Line: Do Not Cross
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann discuss recent news stories about the criminal justice system, including the police using children as spies, the death of Edson da Costa and where remembrance poppies are made
Deaths in State Custody 2: INQUEST
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Deborah Coles, Director of the charity INQUEST.
Deaths in State Custody 1: Justice for Sean Rigg
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Marcia Rigg, the sister of Sean Rigg who died in police custody in 2008.
The Lockdown: Gangs and Violence: What’s Going On?
Hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Patrick Williams, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University, about the media and government focus on ‘gangs’, how this relates to the reality of violence and the impact this has on black and minority ethnic communities in Britain.
Prison Island: Prison Expansion in the UK
Back with a new series, hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Nicole, a researcher at Corporate Watch about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will impact people inside and outside prisons and how communities across the country are resisting.
“Just Paint the Walls Pink”: Gender, Prison and Carceral Feminism
Oonagh Ryder speaks to Mo Mansfield, a social justice campaigner and women’s sector professional. They discuss what carceral feminism is, how it has helped to expand and entrench the criminal justice system and how we can move beyond this towards an abolitionist feminism.
What Is Abolition?
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann finish this season of The Lockdown with a recap of what they've discussed in the previous episodes. Sam talks about what he's learnt and they decide whether he's ready to graduate from the podcast's 'resident idiot'.
Guilty by Association: How to Get a Life Sentence for a Murder You Didn’t Commit
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to activist and founder of campaign group Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA), Gloria Morrison.
Ending the Cycle of Violence
On The Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to anti-violence practitioner Whitney Iles about youth violence, why it happens and how to stop it.
Beyond Prison: Michael Balogun Part 2
On the Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann chat with Michael Balogun (whose incredible story is discussed in part 1) about what could be in place instead of a system of punishment.
Prison and Beyond: Michael Balogun
Actor Michael Balogun tells his story of spending much of his young life in and out of prison to hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann. The first part of a two-parter, looking at the factors leading to imprisonment and how we could do things differently.
The Lockdown: the End of Policing
Sam Swann and guest host Connor White discuss the book, The End Of Policing with its author Alex S. Vitale. They discuss the ways that the police exacerbate social problems and what the alternatives might be.