As watchdogs warn of a ‘powder keg’, how overcrowded are London’s prisons?
Watchdogs and prison officers in England and Wales have warned of a prison system creaking under the weight of overcrowding
It’s not too late to prevent more COVID deaths say prison campaigners
Prison charities warn that more action is needed to prevent further COVID deaths in prisons, as figures show record high
Murders, drugs and self-harm: Wandsworth HMP exposed by BBC amid government plans to close jail
An exposé has drawn national attention towards conditions at Wandsworth Prison following the prison reform proposals announced in Wednesday’s Queen’s
HMP Wandsworth criticised for ‘desperate’ state of prisoners as suicides behind bars rise dramatically
Three prisoners committed suicide in HMP Wandsworth last year as fears grow about the upward trend of self-harm in prisons
Prison workers’ union slams George Osborne’s proposals to close ‘Victorian’ Brixton and Wandsworth jails
London’s ‘Victorian’ jails, such as Wandsworth and Brixton HMPs, are to be closed to make way for new housing in
Overcrowding crisis: Wandsworth prison ‘caging men in squalor’ in cells meant for one, charity reveals
Wandsworth prisoners are being forced to share single cells as the scale of the overcrowding crisis was revealed today by
REVEALED: Wandsworth Prison’s ‘tragic’ suicide rates are highest in country
Suicide rates at Wandsworth prison are the highest in the country, as prisoner suicide rates rose to its highest level
Prison union joins chorus of condemnation over Brixton HMP’s ‘unsafe, ineffective and inhuman’ conditions
A prison union has denounced Brixton prison conditions, criticising the ‘powder keg’ caused by over-crowding, under-staffing, and low officer morale.