Inmates at HMP Prison are the subject of a new ITV documentary

Video report by ITV News Anglia's Kate Prout

An ITV documentary being show tonight (Weds 4th May) gives viewers exclusive insights into the life of inmates at HMP Norwich.

Made by Wild Pictures, the programme depicts how the jail's 750 adult inmates and young offenders cope with the harsh realities of life inside the closed world of prison.

Most of the 2,500 new prisoners who pass through its gates every year are husbands and fathers. Statistics reveal that a fifth of marriages will break up with the strain of one partner serving a prison sentence, yet those who manage to keep family ties alive are six times less likely to reoffend.

The programme is on ITV tonight at 9pm