RICHARD Madeley has landed a new Channel 5 show as he goes inside El Salvador’s maximum security prison.
The channel have commissioned ‘ On Murder Row’, which offers a rare insight into one of the most controversial prisons in the world.
Richard Madeley has landed a new show on Channel 5 Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
The television host will be heading inside El Salvador’s maximum security prison Credit: 5 Broadcasting Limited / ITN
The 69-year-old television host will not only observe the regime, but will confront the realities of life inside the facility.
Viewers will get to hear first-hand what life is like as Richard speaks to the inmates as well as the prison guards.
Speaking about the documentary, he told Daily Mail: “I was genuinely thrilled to be asked to front this film for 5.
“It’s not every day you’re given the chance to step inside a place as extraordinary and talked about as CECOT.
He will speak to prisoners and guards at the world’s toughest prison Credit: 5 Broadcasting Limited / ITN
Richard and his wife Judy Finnigan were mainstays on our television screens Credit: Getty
“What struck me straight away was the sheer scale of it, and the stories behind it.
“In meeting the people who run the prison and those living inside it, what unfolds is a fascinating and often surprising look at justice, security, and the human realities behind the headlines. It’s been a remarkable experience.”
Inside the prison, more than 80 inmates are forced to sleep in metal bunks stacked four beds high.
Unlike anything in the UK, prisoners are not allowed family visits, recreational spaces or rehabilitation programmes.
Guy Davies, Consultant Editor for Commissioning 5, expressed: ‘This access to CECOT was a tantalising prospect.
“Richard is, at heart, a first-class popular journalist and we were thrilled to get the chance for him to serve some time there. I think viewers will be very surprised by the results.”
Richard and his wife Judy Finnigan were mainstays on our television screen while hosting from 1988 to 2001.
After leaving , they hosted their own chat show, Richard & Judy on from 2001 to 2008.
Since 2017, he’s been one of the main relief presenters on .
Richard Madeley On Murder Row will air on later this year
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