24 Hours in Police Custody is one of Channel 4’s most popular true crime docuseries. Since 2014, cameras have followed Bedfordshire Police as they investigate some of the most shocking and intense criminal cases, from tragic murders to the armed siege of a tower block. Tonight, Channel 4 is set to re-show an episode from earlier this year: Breakout, which zooms in on the 2023 prison escape in Yarl’s Wood, near Bedford. The official synopsis reads: “As dozens of detainees escape from Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre, cameras go deep inside a high-octane police manhunt. But was the breakout random or engineered by outsiders?” Ahead of the catch-up, which is airing at 9pm this evening, let’s unpack the story, from what actually happened, to how it happened.
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