Students are getting a peek into life in the clink after a university knocked up a prison cell for them to learn in.
Course leaders put it together on campus to teach youngsters about the reality of life behind bars.
The aptly named ‘PriSim’ cell has been constructed at Nottingham Trent University.
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Students who study both psychology and criminology, and have ambitions to work in prisons, are able to use the cell.
Inside the cell, students can find genuine kit, with HMP Nottingham providing authentic gear.
An orange blanket, blue plastic plate and bowl, and grey tracksuit bottoms were provided by the prison.
Nottingham School of Art & Design students furnished the cell to make it as realistic as possible.
The two by three metre space has a lockable door and a one-way viewing panel for lecturers to observe how students cope in the confined space.
The psychology department also features a fake wing, for students to see where prisoners would spend most of their time.
The space was opened in October 2024, as reported by Need To Know.
Dr Jenny Mackay, principal lecturer in the university’s School of Social Sciences, said: “We have had it dressed to really give it an authentic feel of what a cell might look like.
“We have got the details down to the kind of toiletries that might be in here, the bedding that’s used, the clothing that’s provided for people in prison.”
Danielle Thompsett, an MSc forensic psychology student, said: “It’s very small, and we have been told that it can actually be two people in it, not just one.
“Knowing that that’s where they can be locked up, in there for up to 23 hours a day – it really makes you think.”
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