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‘Public spending hasn’t been there’ for Wandsworth Prison, says Prison Governors Association President
Tom Wheatley is the President of the Prison Governors Association.
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Wandsworth Prison: ‘an incredibly nasty place to serve a sentence and to work’
Pressure is growing on the Government to tackle a growing crisis in Wandsworth Prison. Filthy, overcrowded and rife with violence – and this week we revealed a sophisticated criminal network of drugs gangs working inside the South London jail.
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Debate: What can the UK prison service do to address organised crime?
We spoke to Mark Fairhurst who chairs the Prison Officers Association and John Podmore, who’s served as a prison governor and as an inspector of prisons.
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How drugs are smuggled into UK prisons
The rehabilitation of offenders is one of the stated aims of His Majesty’s prison service.
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‘People deserve to go to prison’ over Post Office scandal says former subpostmaster
We are joined by Janet Skinner, a former sub-postmaster who was sent to prison over an alleged £59,000 discrepancy in her branch accounts.
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‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison
He was known as the ‘Crypto King’, feted by politicians, endorsed by celebrities and entrusted with billions of dollars of funds.
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Cookham Wood: Young offenders institute to shut and reopen as adult prison
In the ongoing crisis in the criminal justice system – tonight – a young offenders institution in Kent is set to shut down and be reopened as an adult prison later this year. Cookham Wood has faced criticism in recent years for high levels of violence and appalling conditions but is that why it is…
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Investigation underway after six at Parc prison die in three weeks
A series of investigations is underway after the deaths of six prisoners in just three weeks at a prison in south Wales. And tonight a prisons watchdog has issued an urgent appeal after saying it believes at least four of the deaths were drug related.
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Those convicted of low-level offences do not need to be in prison, says West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor of Policing
We spoke to Alison Lowe, the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in West Yorkshire.
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Government to release prisoners up to 60 days early
The Ministry of Justice says some prisoners convicted of “low-level” offences in England and Wales could be released up to 60 days early to help ease overcrowding.
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‘No sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails’, says former Knesset member
Benny Gantz may be part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet but he has provoked criticism from within the Israeli government for his visit to Washington DC.
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Palestinian prisoners allege brutal treatment in Israel jails
Israel’s response to the October the 7th attack has involved a huge surge in the number of Palestinians being detained – seven-thousand in the West Bank alone, according to authorities there, with an unknown number of Gazans also in custody.
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‘Political opponents are slowly dying in prison’, says Belarusian activist after Navalny’s death
For Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was particularly shocking.
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‘I have been fearing for my husband’s life since 2015’, says wife of Russian political prisoner Kara-Murz
In Brussels, farmers from Belgium and beyond have driven tractors towards EU headquarters, filling the streets with manure, burning tyres and clashing with police.
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Alexei Navalny was to be freed in prisoner swap, claims supporters
There’s a new claim by supporters of the late Russian opposition figure, Alexei Navalny today – they believe he was killed ahead of a planned prisoner swap between Moscow and Western governments.
