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Troubling conditions at HMP Wandsworth ‘by no means unique’ to the jail

A raft of issues at the prison from which terror suspect Daniel Khalife is accused of escaping are “by no means unique” to the jail, the head of a monitoring scheme has said. National chairwoman of the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB) Elisabeth ...

11 Oct 2023 at 09:02

Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape

Daniel Khalife’s jail break shone a light on the “shocking” level of chaos at HMP Wandsworth and brought the crisis in prisons across England and Wales to the fore. The prisons watchdog described the scandal-hit Victorian jail as “symbolic of the ...

28 Nov 2024 at 18:41

Highest number of prisons found to be of ‘serious concern’

Nearly one in five adult prisons in England and Wales have had serious concerns raised about their performance, the highest number since the current system of inspections began. Some 22 jails – 18.5% of the total – were given the lowest possible ...

31 Jul 2025 at 16:44

Violence ‘excessively high’ in prisons driven by overcrowding and drugs – report

Violence remained “excessively high” across the prison estate last year driven by overcrowding, inadequate mental health support and a surge in drug use, an independent watchdog has warned. An annual report by the Independent Monitoring Board ...

19 Jun 2025 at 13:38

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