Inmates caught on camera 'passing contraband' between cells at UK prison

Shocking footage has emerged from the UK of what appears to be inmates passing something between cells at a prison in London.

The video was shot at around midday on Tuesday at Wormwood Scrubs Prison by a workman in a nearby hospital.

It appears to show three prisoners using rope to pass the contraband between their cell windows.

It is reportedly the latest sign of a crisis in British jails, with a recent riot and a break-out in the space of two days.