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Wandsworth Prison
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Prisoner ‘took his own life after dreading move to Wandsworth’, watchdog tells MPs
Suicide follows feared transfer to troubled London jail, as prison ombudsman warns of deadly mental health toll from overcrowding.
The prison reform report is out: will Wandsworth see relief or more empty promises?
A major sentencing review published yesterday has set out sweeping proposals to reduce England’s prison population by nearly…
Wandsworth Prison still failing: progress overshadowed by deaths and despair
Inspectors find fragile gains but dangerous conditions, drug use, and deaths persist.
Wandsworth Prison boss a no-show as families demand answers
Campaigners say silence reflects system built on secrecy and neglect
Shut it down: Wandsworth Prison in crisis—again
Governor faces furious public tonight as fresh evidence shows promises of reform have failed; calls to shut prison grow louder.
Dying behind bars: heat, neglect and a mounting death toll at Wandsworth Prison
Watchdog reports reveal failings behind heat-related death at HMP Wandsworth, as public pressure mounts over conditions and safety.
Locked Up and Let Down: Wandsworth Prison Faces Public Reckoning
Governor to confront community anger after years of scandal, suffering, and systemic neglect
From cell to bestseller: how Wandsworth Prison turned one man into a professional writer
Wandsworth Prison has become renowned for all the wrong things. One man managed to make it work for him.
Wandsworth Prison is unsafe, inhumane and worse than ever, says independent report
A continued shortage of staff and lack of investment and support from the prisons service is to blame.
Wandsworth Prison center of controversy yet again after former Met detective found dead in cell
Death follows sex tape controversy and resignation of Wandsworth Prison governor over squalid conditions.