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
Convicted robber wrongly released from HMP Wandsworth months into nine-year jail term
A convicted robber has been mistakenly released from Wandsworth Prison just months into a nine-year jail sentence. Ryan Byrne, 34,
MoJ apologises for ‘misleading’ parliament over prison crowding – Wandsworth HMP already branded ‘in crisis’
A Minister of Justice spokesman apologised today for ‘unacceptable’ misleading figures under-representing the extent of overcrowding in prisons, months after
Murder probe launched: Man arrested on suspicion of killing fellow HMP Wandsworth inmate
A man has been arrested after a fellow prisoner was discovered dead in his cell at Wandsworth prison yesterday morning.
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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
Wandsworth Prison overcrowding puts workers at increased risk of violence says Tooting MP Sadiq Khan
By Naomi Agius Wandsworth Prison workers may face an increased risk of violence from prisoners due to dangerously overcrowded prison
What’s On in Wandsworth: 11 November – 17 November
Summary: SW Londoner provides your weekly round-up of what Wandsworth has to offer. Image: By Joel Durston Looking for something
Corrupt cricketers spend first night in Wandsworth Prison
Summary: Pakistani internationals Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found guilty of conspiracy to cheat and obtain and accept corrupt
Wandsworth prison life examined in museum exhibition
Summary: Separation and Silence explores the different experiences of prisoners and the public’s changing views on crime and punishment. Image: