'F**k the system': Facebook page 'set up by prisoners' devoted to violent videos filmed behind bars reveals the brutal beatings and chaos inside Britain's jails

  • Shameful videos glorifying violence in prisons posted on a Facebook page
  • They have been uploaded to the 'HMP TV' page and show the chaos in jails
  • Comes after a scathing report found safety in prisons had deteriorated
  • Last year there were more than 20,000 attacks in jail, a rise of more than a quarter in just one year 

Shocking videos showing prisoners brawling behind bars in 'fight clubs' reveal the chaos inside Britain's jails.

The shameful clips - uploaded to the 'HMP TV' Facebook page - demonstrate the lawlessness in prisons and the escalation in violence among inmates.  

It comes as a report this month found prison safety in England and Wales had deteriorated and there had been an alarming rise in assaults and self-inflicted deaths. 

Last year there were more than 20,000 attacks in jails, a rise of more than a quarter in just one year.

In the 12 months to March 2016, there were also 100 self-inflicted deaths – up from 79 in the previous year. 

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Brawl: The inmate in the blue prison uniform launches into the room, grabbing his shirtless opponent
Vicious: The two men fight in the dark cell

Brawl: Two prisoners fight inside HMP Rochester - the video is one that has appeared on the Facebook page HMP TV showing the chaos inside British prisons

The topless 'gypsy' furiously punches the challenger
He stops to catch breath

The topless 'gypsy' furiously punches the challenger, left, in a sign of the increasing violence in British jails

The two fighters embrace
The victor is congratulated by other prisoners

Making peace: The two fighters embrace each other, left, and the victor is congratulated by other prisoners

The shocking videos have been posted on this group - HMP TV - which has more than 3,000 'likes' 

The shocking videos have been posted on this group - HMP TV - which has more than 3,000 'likes' 

The brutality behind bars is highlighted in the videos uploaded to the Facebook page - which has more than 3,000 'likes'. 

They show prisoners scrapping in bare-knuckle fights, reducing fellow lags to tears by humiliating them, rapping and enjoying a 'dance-off'.

All the videos were recorded on mobile phones - which prisoners are banned from having in jail.

One clip shows two inmates squaring off in a brutal fist fight in HMP Rochester, Kent, that leaves one of the men covered in blood. 

A challenger, an inmate in a blue polo shirt, fights a man described as 'gypsy', who is topless. 

In a flurry of punches, the 'gypsy' backs the prisoner towards the door and then shouts 'you f****** c***' as he falls into the corridor.

After the 'gypsy' wins the bruising contest, one inmate says 'that's how we sort things out in prison' as another adds, 'the thing is dealt with now'. 

The video ends with the man in the blue shirt wiping blood from his face as others talk about getting tissues and a mop, to clean blood off the floor.

In another 'fight club' clip, two inmates brawl in a sign of the rising violence behind bars in Britain's prisons
In another 'fight club' clip, two inmates brawl in a sign of the rising violence behind bars in Britain's prisons

In another 'fight club' clip, two inmates brawl in a sign of the rising violence behind bars in Britain's prisons

The prisoner was urged to continue hitting the defenceless inmate by the watching lags
As the skinnier inmate rains down punches, the stockier prisoner covers his head to protect himself

As the skinnier inmate rains down punches, the stockier prisoner covers his head to protect himself 

Another violent video shows two inmates - one skinny and one burly - throwing punches at each other.

The bigger inmate almost immediately concedes defeat but the prisoners urge the other to continue punching the defenceless man, who shields his face from the blows.

The clip ends with one of the inmates shouting: 'Oh s***. Legend again, legend again' in reference to the victorious prisoner.    

The shocking footage filmed at HMP Brixton shows a young prisoner being brutally beaten by fellow inmates at the jail
The shocking footage filmed at HMP Brixton shows a young prisoner being brutally beaten by fellow inmates at the jail

The shocking footage filmed at HMP Brixton shows a young prisoner being brutally beaten by fellow inmates at the jail

The man was also pinned down and repeatedly hit across the head while crying out in pain in the video that was uploaded to the Facebook page HMP TV

The man was also pinned down and repeatedly hit across the head while crying out in pain in the video that was uploaded to the Facebook page HMP TV

The footage starts with the victim being hit across the face and crying out in pain before being told to 'sit up and stop screaming'

At one point, the victim is told to move his hand and 'put up his face' so one of his attackers can slap him across the head

A separate video, which came to light in March, shows a young prisoner being humiliated by inmates in HMP Brixton in London as he cries and pleads for help.  

It is captioned on the Facebook page as 'this guy gets himself in some bad situations lol'.  

One of the men can be heard telling the beaten man to 'sit up and stop screaming'. He is then pulled up in a head lock and made to sit down in a chair before he is warned: 'If you scream like that again, you're going back down there.'

The man is then told to calm down and 'fix yourself' before being ordered to wash his face in a sink.

As he sobs while throwing water over his face, an inmate asks: 'Do you know where you are? You are in Brixton you know. Clean up!'  

The victim then whimpers: 'I didn't do anything, it wasn't me it was my people down low.'

But this infuriates the man, who orders the frightened inmate to move his hand and 'put his face up' before he strikes him again on the face.

He then sobs out loud before the clip finishes with him being told to 'fix himself' again.  

In this video, an inmate pleads with his attacker - but to no avail, as he is then attacked in a brutal assault
In this video, an inmate pleads with his attacker - but to no avail, as he is then punched repeatedly in a brutal assault

In this video, an inmate pleads with his attacker - but to no avail, as he is then punched repeatedly in a brutal assault

The various clips show the disturbing rise in violence inside prisons across England and Wales
The various clips show the disturbing rise in violence inside prisons across England and Wales

The various clips show the disturbing rise in violence inside prisons across England and Wales

Another disturbing clip posted to HMP TV shows a muscular inmate repeatedly hitting a fellow prisoner - who screams as he tries to evade the barrage of punches.

Before the onslaught, the inmate pleads: 'Oh come on man. I didn't do anything.'

But his words fall on deaf ears and the well-built prisoner punches him while smirking for the video his friend is recording on his phone.

Away from the violence, inmates are also filmed dancing and stripping naked in their cells and putting a prisoner in a tumble dryer for a prank - seemingly without a care in the world. 

During that clip, the inmates laugh hysterically as they lock a prisoner - called Joey - inside the appliance and mockingly shout 'free Joey'. 

The Facebook page's profile picture is captioned: 'F*** the system' and highlights the brutality behind bars

The Facebook page's profile picture is captioned: 'F*** the system' and highlights the brutality behind bars

Another video showed a group of inmates in a 'dance-off', showing the lack of control inside British prisons
Another video showed a group of inmates in a 'dance-off', showing the lack of control inside British prisons

Another video showed a group of inmates in a 'dance-off', showing the lack of control inside British prisons

Another video shows the inmates laughing hysterically as they lock a prisoner called 'Joey' in a tumble dryer
Another video shows the inmates laughing hysterically as they lock a prisoner called 'Joey' in a tumble dryer

Another video shows the inmates laughing hysterically as they lock a prisoner called 'Joey' in a tumble dryer

The collection of videos on the Facebook page comes after a report by MPs on the Justice Committee found there had an escalation in violence in British jails.

As well as attacks on fellow prisoners, assaults on staff topped 5,000 - a jump of more than a third compared with 2014.  

Earlier this month staff at Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London walked out over health and safety concerns.

The report warned the government to 'get a grip' on the number of prison officers quitting their jobs amid the rise in violence.

The committee noted figures showing there were 7,000 fewer prison officers than in 2010, when the prison population was 2,500 lower than it is now.  

Amid a picture of chaos, there were 1,935 fires started in 2015 - a 57 per cent increase on the year before. 

The report noted the deployments of the National Tactical Response Group - dubbed the 'riot squad' - had reached 'unprecedented levels' of 30 to 40 times a month. 

Prisons Minister Andrew Selous said the report 'demonstrates the very serious challenges facing the prison' and shows 'how badly' jails are in need of reform. 

In response to the Facebook page, a prison service spokesman told MailOnline: 'This is completely unacceptable. It is a criminal offence to bring a mobile phone into prison or transmit sounds or images from within a prison using a mobile phone, and anyone convicted can face up to two years in prison. 

'Inmates are also banned from directly accessing social media accounts while they are in prison and we take swift action to have these accounts closed as soon as we are made aware of them. 

'We have measures in place to detect mobiles in our prisons but we have to look at new ways of blocking them, as well as equipping prison officers with the right tools to tackle this issue.'  

   

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