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On the positive side, the prison's gym service has been offering badminton, football, classes for elderly, spin classes and tennis, as well as 'excellent equipment'.

The latest report into HMP Berwyn contained four priority concerns

One in four Australian adults feel lonely, and the impacts can be dire. Loneliness increases our risks of depression, diabetes, dementia, self-harm and suicide. But likening it to a disease and proposals to treat it with a pill miss the point: we’ve been building for loneliness over many decades and…

PC Peter Cudd attended an escalating incident in High Heaton where a man was reported to have threatened self-harm and was reportedly in possession of a knife

A group of youth detainees moved to a standalone facility at an adult prison in Perth have repeatedly attempted to harm themselves at the new unit.

The West Australian government claims the relocation of young offenders to an adult prison has "worked", despite reports of self-harm emerging, and a retired judge saying the transfer represents a "broken system".

Study calls for £1billion injection into children's care with guarantee of next-day consultations for those at greatest risk of self-harm or suicide

Rates among boys doubled and girls continued to be over-represented in self-harm figures, researchers said

Government vowed to reduce female prison population four years ago but it is now expected to jump by a third