Wandsworth Prison paradox: Fewer inmates, more crowding
Overcrowding at a south London prison worsened by nine per cent in 2025, even as its average population fell. HMP
London prison capacity drops by 12% over a decade despite pressures to expand
London prison capacity has dropped by more than 12% since 2015, despite increasing demand for space, new data has revealed.
Wandsworth prison deemed inhumane and unsafe
Conditions at HMP Wandsworth are inhumane and unsafe according to the IMB report, noting serious overcrowding and increased violence. The
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
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
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
Commuters’ lives made easier thanks to improvements at Earlsfield Station
By Felix Henderson Work at Earlsfield Station aimed at combating overcrowding during rush hour has finally been completed, to the
My Big Mouth: People should stop complaining about London transport
Summary: One SWL reporter talks about his growing love affair with the tube Image: By Jacob Metcalf Geri Halliwell braved