Across the last 19 seasons of the Clink, We have had some really raw conversations. This is one of most listened to episodes with Bernie Matthews (Part 1).

In this Best Of snippet, Bernie Matthews takes us back to his first days inside — where survival meant learning the rules fast and breaking them even faster. From swallowing razor blades in a desperate bid to escape, to enduring solitary confinement in total darkness, this is a raw, unfiltered look at what prison really does to the human mind.

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