Claim: In the UK you can go to prison for not having a TV licence and then watch television in prison without a TV licence.
Fact-check: You can't go to prison solely for not paying the TV licence - Full Fact
Verdict: you can't be sent to prison for failing to pay your tv licence, though if you fail to pay the fine this can ultimately lead to a custodial sentence. tvs in cells or communal areas within prison grounds do not need to be licensed but prisoners usually have to pay to rent in-cell tvs.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2023-10-18T00:00:00