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Corruption & bribery behind bars exposed as ex-con reveals lags pay £500 for KFC & how inmates have sex with guards

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• Published: 21:00, 24 Jun 2025
• Updated: 21:38, 24 Jun 2025

Corruption & bribery behind bars exposed as ex-con reveals lags pay £500 for KFC & how inmates have sex with guards 

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PRISONERS are paying guards up to £500 to smuggle in a KFC bargain bucket.

And they will shell out as much as £200 for a pack of Rizla fag papers to be sneaked into jail.

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The bribery behind bars is revealed in a documentary that also lifts the lid on how lags get their hands on booze and drugs — and have sexual relations with warders.

UK Prisons Exposed: Sex, Drugs and Corruption, which is available to stream on Channel 4 from tonight, is presented by ex-inmate David Navarro.

He has spent a decade in and out of custody so knows the dodgy dealings that go on — with officers often turning a blind eye, or up to their necks in it.

The documentary even features footage secretly shot by cons to show off their often sizeable stashes of contraband — known in the trade as “bird”.