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One in ten prisons should close down, says watchdog

The chief inspector of prisons said a lot of jails have got far more prisoners than they were originally designed for.

The Independent UK

One in 10 prisons in England and Wales should be shut down, watchdog says

Exclusive: Chief inspector of prisons says 14 Victorian jails cannot provide proper accommodation for inmates

The Guardian - UK

Fears prisons could be run by gangs as thousands of guards quit

Thousands of experienced officers have quit the service, leaving prisons vulnerable to increased violence and control by gangs

The Independent UK

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Prisoner in critical condition after stabbing at HMP Wandsworth

Attack comes in the week that Daniel Khalife escaped from the jail in south-west London

The Guardian - UK

Inmates moved out of Wandsworth Prison after Daniel Khalife escape

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the move has been made out of an ‘abundance of caution’

The Independent UK

Around 40 inmates moved out of Wandsworth Prison after Daniel Khalife escape

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the move has been made out of an ‘abundance of caution’.

The Independent UK

Daniel Khalife escape: Anarchy revealed inside prison-break Wandsworth jail where inmates call the shots

Ex-soldier suspected of spying for Iran belonged to British regiment dealing with ‘highly sensitive’ communications for key Nato reaction force, The Independent understands

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Anarchy revealed inside prison-break Wandsworth jail where prisoners call the shots

Ex-soldier suspected of spying for Iran belonged to British regiment dealing with ‘highly sensitive’ communications for key Nato reaction force, The Independent understands

The Independent UK

Prison escape: HMP Wandsworth ‘needs closing’, says chief inspector of prisons, after Daniel Khalife case

Charlie Taylor said in an ideal world he would shut the prison, but it was needed to service the courts and because of a ‘crisis’ in prison places

The Independent UK

Daniel Abed Khalife: Prison escape could have been ‘inside job’ say police, as Richmond Park searched

Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley called Khalife’s escape from HMP Wandsworth ‘clearly pre-planned’ and ‘very concerning’

Evening Standard

Police keeping ‘open mind’ on whether escaped terror suspect has left country

Met Police counter-terrorism commander Dominic Murphy not ruling out outside help in escape from HMP Wandsworth.

The Independent UK

HMP Wandsworth needs closing, says chief inspector of prisons

Charlie Taylor said in an ideal world he would shut the prison, but it was needed to service the courts and because of a ‘crisis’ in prison places.

The Independent UK

Escaped prisoner: no confirmed sightings of Daniel Khalife since his escape, police say – as it happened

Lack of confirmed sightings ‘a little unusual’, says head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command

The Guardian - UK

What are the outstanding questions in the wake of the Wandsworth prison escape?

Daniel Khalife was reportedly initially in custody at maximum security Belmarsh prison.

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Wandsworth prison performance rated ‘serious concern’ before escape

In the Annual Prison Performance Ratings for 2022/23, published in July, it was rated as a ‘serious concern’.

The Independent UK

Wandsworth prison warned last year over front gate security after inmate escape

Revelation comes as police hunt for terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife who fled HMP Wandsworth ‘clinging to a delivery van’

The Guardian - UK

Jail housing Charles Bronson is ‘fundamentally unsafe’, says watchdog

‘Urgent support’ needed over high levels of violence and drugs at understaffed HMP Woodhill

The Independent UK

Watchdog calls for ‘urgent improvement’ of high-security jail holding Charles Bronson

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor wrote to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk to issue an urgent notification for improvement at HMP Woodhill.

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The Guardian - UK

Pain-inducing restraint to be banned in England and Wales children’s prisons

New Ministry of Justice policy says such techniques must only be used in emergency scenarios

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on prisons: Labour should be bold in demanding an overhaul

Editorial: Overcrowded jails serve no one’s interests, and policymaking appears damagingly stuck

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve watched people just fall apart’: inside the nightmare world of English and Welsh jails

Former prison officer Alex South tells how cuts in funding have allowed assault, suicide and self-harm to become the norm• Three-quarters of prisons in England and Wales in appalling conditions

The Independent UK

Damning watchdog report condemns HMP Bristol

An inspection at HMP Bristol found levels of violence against inmates and staff were higher than most other prisons in the country.

The Independent UK

Government warned over prison overcrowding as suicides soar

‘Violent and drug-ridden’ HMP Bristol becomes latest prison to be given urgent notification over failings

The Independent UK

‘Astonishing failure’ at prison holding hundreds of sex offenders

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor called for a series of improvements at HMP Risley in Cheshire.

The Independent UK

‘Shocking’ scale of violence at Cookham Wood child jail, watchdog finds

Chief inspector of prisons describes conditions at the young offenders’ institution as ‘appalling’

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