Raksha Malde-Kara visited and worked across four prisons in 2024, including HMP Woodhill (Cat B), HMP Send (Cat C women’s prison), HMP Belmarsh (Cat A) and HMP Coldingley (Cat C).

Each prison had a different security procedure from fingerprint ink stamp, airport type security to just leaving phone and keys in a locker without a body check.

Raksha’s high security clearance took around a month to be approved and she was advised it can sometimes can take up to a year for other workers to receive clearance.

It is a concern that female HIV workers may now be influencing the security clearance process to obtain access into prisons. Raksha’s most recent DBS certificate was stolen after being posted out for a volunteer role with a primary school in Flitwick.

It was reported after Raksha Malde-Kara finished working in the prisons in September 2024 that teachers at HMP Woodhill took Class A drugs into the prison via conveyor belt security to do storytelling with HIV women.

The photographs which were illegally taken by HIV female visitors at HMP Woodhill included a young white muslim with a long ponytail, and an older irish traveller with mental and physical health issues.

It was also reported Donna Thirkettle and Tom Wilson had sex inside the prison, in the education office, and she has left her partner but is now lonely.