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Wandsworth Prison
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Prison overcrowding crushing rehabilitation efforts, MPs warn after visiting Wandsworth
Committee finds half of prisoners locked out of education as chronic staff shortages trap men 22 hours daily in cells.
The man who saved himself: Ex-Wandsworth inmate’s final prison tour
Errol McGlashan spent decades cycling through the prison system. The acclaimed playwright returns one last time to Wandsworth.
Two prisoners died within weeks at Wandsworth Prison
Official investigation reveals critical failures in treatment of 60-year-old suffering cardiac arrest.
Wandsworth Prison watchdog exposes persistent failures despite year of reform
Independent monitors warn chronic staff shortages and Victorian-era conditions continue to undermine improvements at local jail.
‘Prison officers say inmates are kinder’: The unexpected impact of free yoga classes
Live Karma Yoga reaches 30 locations weekly, from prison cells to lonely neighbours, but funding has dried up.
Former prison chaplain exposes “inhumane” conditions at Wandsworth Prison
Ex-chaplain's damning account exposes overcrowded cells and exploitative charges at Wandsworth Prison.
MoJ says 11 prisoners moved from Wandsworth after protest arrests
Official figures show transfers limited to Brixton and Feltham, contrasting with families’ accounts of wider disruption.
Devastating inquest exposes how institutional failures cost two lives
Warren Arter case reveals deadly combination of police misconduct and failures at Wandsworth Prison.
Rot at the top: how organised crime infiltrated Wandsworth Prison’s security
Investigation reveals head of security’s criminal connections may explain years of systemic failures.
“He would still be alive”: Damning report reveals how Wandsworth Prison failed father of three
Staff ignored desperate pleas and falsified records as man begged for help.