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Wandsworth Prison conditions: One inmate ‘had a nail in his head’ says MP
Joining us now to talk about the conditions in Wandsworth Prison is the MP for Tooting, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, whose constituency the prison is in.
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Inside the ‘horrific’ conditions at Wandsworth prison
Rats, cockroaches, mouldy cells, and high levels of violence and self-harm. The Chief Inspector of Prisons says the “filthy” conditions at HMP Bedford are some of the worst he’s ever seen.
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Mentally ill prisoners need proper secure hospital treatment or society faces ‘greater risks’, says chief inspector of prisons
We were joined by Charlie Taylor, who’s the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
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The shocking treatment of mental illness in UK prisons
A shocking new report shows prisons are still being used as a so-called “place of safety” for people who are mentally unwell – a practice the 2022 Mental Health Bill was supposed to have stopped.
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An alternative prison where mothers can live with their children
One charity is trialling a community alternative to prison, where women live alongside their children and get help to break the cycle of reoffending.
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On the run and behind bars: Justice Secretary wants more prison exercise
Every Saturday more than 800 locations across the country play host to parkruns – involving hundreds of thousands of people prepared to jog five kilometres around their local park, whatever the weather.
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Trans women with history of violence against women excluded from Scotland’s female prisons
Transgender women with a history of violence against women and girls will only be sent to female prisons if it’s deemed they don’t present an “unacceptable risk of harm”, under new rules announced by the Scottish Prison Service.
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Israel – Hamas: Relief as more hostages and prisoners reunited with families
Today’s hostage releases seem to be going more smoothly than yesterday when the process was put on hold for several tense hours.
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Conditions in youth detention in England and Wales ‘frightening’, says Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor
A damning new report on children in custody by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has warned that young offender institutions in England and Wales are becoming more violent than adult prison, with young offenders spending way too much time locked up on their own.
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‘End imprisonment of pregnant women so no more babies die,’ says gender justice campaigner
We were joined by Janey Starling, who’s co-director of the gender justice campaign group Level Up.
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A mother’s fight for justice after baby dies in prison
Baby Aisha Cleary died in a prison cell after her then teenage mother, Rianna, was left to give birth alone in 2019. Earlier this year, a coroner ruled that multiple systemic failures led to her death.
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Introduce PAVA spray or ‘there will be a murder and death in youth custody prisons’, says Prison Officers Association
Prison officers are demanding the government immediately introduces so-called PAVA spray to be used on violent young offenders – warning that further delays will end in tragedy.
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Government will provide ‘prison places that are needed’ says Prisons minister
We spoke to Prisons minister Damian Hinds, and asked him How tough on crime is the government’s agenda?
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UK prisons in ‘terrible’ state, says former Chair of Criminal Bar Association
We spoke to Kirsty Brimelow KC, the former Chair of the Criminal Bar Association.
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Judges in England and Wales told not to jail criminals as prisons are full
Judges have been told to delay the sentencing of criminals currently on bail because prisons are full, according to a report in today’s Times newspaper. This morning the Health Secretary Steve Barclay acknowledged that prisons “are under huge pressure”, adding that the Justice Secretary will make a statement to the commons on Monday. But he…
