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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

Prison cells

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

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