Watchdog flags up concerns over inmate safety at women’s jail
The prisons watchdog has raised the alarm over safety at a women’s jail for the first time in years. In a rare finding, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) rated the
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Concern over lack of time outside cells as self-harm increases at youth jail
Violence and self-harm have increased at a youth jail, a watchdog report has warned. It found one in four boys felt unsafe at Cookham Wood young offender institution (YOI) near
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Probation watchdog raises concerns about ‘remote supervision’ of offenders
Thousands of offenders living in the community are managed by a brief phone call every few weeks, a watchdog report has revealed. In some cases convicts are only met once
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Government condemned after ‘devastating’ report on probation service
Ministers have been urged to go back to the drawing board after a damning report on the Government’s shake-up of the probation service. The Tory administration faced a barrage of
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Appalling suicide figures ‘a damning indictment’ of state of prisons, warn MPs
Appalling levels of suicide and self-harm behind bars are a “damning indictment” of the state of prisons, a Commons committee has warned. In a highly critical assessment, MPs argued there
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Conditions at Wormwood Scrubs ‘extremely concerning’, prisons inspector reports
The prisons watchdog has delivered a scathing assessment of one of Britain’s most famous jails, raising the alarm over chronic staff shortages, food supplies and a surge in violence. Wormwood
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Staff at youth prison in hospital after attacks as violence levels surge
Staff at an “unsafe” youth jail have been left in hospital following attacks after surging levels of violence swept through the privately run facility, an inspection report reveals. Young inmates
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Assaults in prisons increase to new high amid record number of self-harm cases
Violence in prisons in England and Wales is continuing to surge with assaults and self-harm at record levels, official figures show. Assaults inside jails increased to a record high of
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‘Simply shameful’: Prison report reveals inmates denied soap and locked up for 23 hour-a-day
A report into a riot-hit jail has revealed inmates were locked up for as much as 23 hours a day and highlighted a failure to provide soap, cleaning materials and
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Drive to cut re-offending could see offenders barred from alcohol and gambling
Criminals could be barred from drinking alcohol or gambling after they are freed from prison under a new drive to tackle re-offending. For the first time, probation officers will be
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