UK inmates broadcast prison life online from contraband phones

Videos on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram show prisoners interviewing peers, cooking and doing stunts

Prisoners are using secretly held phones to broadcast their lives on social media, with some interviewing cellmates like jailhouse Paxmans and others performing Jackass-style stunts. Some show off their rapping skills and a few give Jamie Oliver a run for his money by showcasing just what can be cooked in a prison kettle.

There are thousands of prison videos on TikTok - often with the hashtag #prisontok - as well as on YouTube and Instagram, with what appears to be complete disregard for the victims of inmates' crimes.