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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

Wandsworth Heritage Festival 2022’s ‘Sporting Wandsworth’ starting later this month to have over 40 in-person events

Wandsworth Heritage Festival is taking place from 28 May until 12 June, this year’s theme is ‘Sporting Wandsworth’ and will

Wandsworth Prison inmates reach final of international chess tournament

Inmates at Wandsworth Prison made the final stages of an international chess competition in October, after an MOJ decision allowed

Woolly hats on Christmas list for Wandsworth prisoners

Prisoners at HMP Wandsworth are getting woolly hats for Christmas, thanks to their chaplains who have launched an initiative to

Wandsworth Prison living conditions deemed unacceptable

Living conditions at Wandsworth Prison were described as totally unacceptable by a report from the prison’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB).

“It’s like sticking a plaster on a shotgun wound” – The prisoners working on the frontline of a mental health crisis

Training to help people with severe mental health difficulties can take years to complete. Yet thousands of prisoners across the

‘Wandsworth Prison’s ‘subhuman’ conditions make mental health worse’

An author who spent nine months in Wandsworth Prison in 2016 has opened up about how the conditions of the

23-hour Wandsworth prison lockdown damages mental health, say families

Extreme lockdown conditions inside Wandsworth prison are damaging the mental health of prisoners, their families have claimed. Inmates in Wandsworth

Pioneering play set to be performed in Wandsworth Prison

A play set in 1916 Wandsworth Prison is to be performed for inmates in the prison’s chapel this May. The

Can education prove effective in rehabilitating prisoners?

Basit Mahmood talks to a campaigner, a former prisoner and prison governor about the importance of using books to turn

Activists gather in support of Julian Assange outside Ecuadorian embassy

A vigil in support of Julian Assange took place outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Friday, hours after Sweden dropped

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