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Photographer Releases Incarcerated Showing Damp, Overcrowded UK Prisons

8/17/2026

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Photographer Andy Aitchison released *Incarcerated*, documenting life inside prisons HMP Lincoln, HMP Wandsworth and HMP Liverpool.
Over 30 of the 90 prisons built 1842-1877 remain in use, holding 25 percent of the UK prison population.
Although designed for solitary, many now hold two inmates per cell and show yards, ventilation and dampness.
Aitchison must obtain consent and Ministry of Justice permission before publishing faces, with charities and Inside Time using photos.

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Photographer Andy Aitchison released *Incarcerated*, documenting life inside prisons HMP Lincoln, HMP Wandsworth and HMP Liverpool.
Over 30 of the 90 prisons built 1842-1877 remain in use, holding 25 percent of the UK prison population.
Although designed for solitary, many now hold two inmates per cell and show yards, ventilation and dampness.
Aitchison must obtain consent and Ministry of Justice permission before publishing faces, with charities and Inside Time using photos.