HMP Birmingham inmates eat own version of I’m A Celebrity

Prisoners at a troubled jail have been filmed eating live cockroaches as they play their own version of  ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’.

The grotesque footage comes from HMP Birmingham, which has been plagued by disorder in the last year including one mass riot last December that caused £3million worth of damage and allowed hundreds to escape.

One inmate is dared to scoff the insects, which appear to have been plucked from the floor and put on a plastic tray – just like the ITV reality show’s Bushtucker Trials.

Despite calling their version ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of HMP Birmingham’, the jail’s deputy director has confirmed the stunt will likely see them locked up for even longer. 

As the video starts, fellow prisoners shout ‘Eat that! Eat that!’ as he grabs one of the cockroaches between his finger and thumb.

And before he does it, he shouts: ‘I’m A Celeb HMP! ‘m A Celebrity, get me out of HMP Birmingham!’

The unnamed prisoner then crunches the bug in his mouth and swallows it.

They play their own version of 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here'

Prisoners at HMP Birmingham have been filmed eating live cockroaches as they play their own version of ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’

The clip is thought to have been filmed on September 30 in a cell at HMP Birmingham, which is run by private security firm G4S.

He continually shouts ‘look at the strength’ which appears to be a reference to a t-shirt website that is also linked in the video.  

One inmate who recently got out of the prison saw the film on a fellow prisoner’s Instagram account and said he was disgusted by the ability of prisoners to get mobile phones while doing time.

He said: ‘I just want to show how easy it is for prisoners to have phones. I have seen prisoners in there with iPads and stuff.

And before he does it, he shouts: 'I'm A Celeb HMP! 'm A Celebrity, get me out of HMP Birmingham!'

The unnamed prisoner then crunches the bug in his mouth and swallows it

Before he eats it, he shouts: ‘I’m A Celeb HMP! ‘m A Celebrity, get me out of HMP Birmingham!’ The unnamed prisoner then crunches the bug in his mouth and swallows it

More than 500 inmates were released from their cells and went on a 15-hour riot at the prison before specialist guards retook the wing

More than 500 inmates were released from their cells and went on a 15-hour riot at the prison before specialist guards retook the wing

Security and police activity outside HMP Birmingham in Winson Green, Birmingham, during the prison riot last year

Security and police activity outside HMP Birmingham in Winson Green, Birmingham, during the prison riot last year

‘When you have social time it’s easy to use your phone. It’s not good enough.

‘This video just proves how much of a joke it is to say most prisoners can’t get phones.’

Last December, the jail was subject to a 12-hour riot that cost £6m to put right.

Staff offices were gutted in fires, computer equipment was destroyed, windows and lights were smashed and paint thrown across rooms in one of the the worst bouts of prison disorder in the UK since the 1990 Strangeways riot.

Ringleaders John Burton, Luke Mansell, Ross Wilkinson, Robert Smith and Nathan Weston were jailed for 36 years for the disorder, which also saw hundreds of prisoners escape from their cells.

And just 24 hours after the sentencing, guards were involved in a heated, 12-hour stand-off with inmates that resulted in one of the latter being taken to hospital. 

Paramedics entering Birmingham's Winson Green prison after five inmate sparked last December's riot

Paramedics entering Birmingham’s Winson Green prison after five inmate sparked last December’s riot

Birmingham has a high turnover of inmates, with the average stay just six weeks.

The latest report on the lock-up highlights mobile phones, drug use and drones as problems and also describes the use violence as ‘very high.’

It is understood the prisoner in the video has now been transferred to another prison.

Deputy director for HM Prison Birmingham, Andy Sleight, said: ‘Not only is it a criminal offence to be in possession of a mobile phone inside a prison, but they also pose a serious risk to the safety and stability of a prison’s regime.

‘We have introduced a series of measures to detect mobile phones at Birmingham and work closely with West Midlands Police to ensure that those who break the law are prosecuted.’

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