HMP Wandsworth: Prison worse than in Victorian era, report finds - BBC News
Aug 22, 2024 · HMP Wandsworth had the "worst year in memory" for inhumane conditions, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) has found. Some 1,200 inmates were described as sharing "squalid, dirty and...
Wandsworth Prison: What life is like at jail from where ... - Sky News
Sep 8, 2023 · HMP Wandsworth is a Category B men's prison in southwest London, built in 1851. It has an official capacity of around 1,600 across five wings, but inspections have consistently found it to be overcrowded with between 60% to 80% more inmates than it was designed for.
HMP Wandsworth is a 'place for ruining human lives', says ... - Sky News
Aug 22, 2024 · A security audit carried out after Daniel Khalife's alleged escape from HMP Wandsworth found the prison's "antiquated" CCTV cameras had not worked for over a year.
Wandsworth Prison needs urgent improvement, watchdog finds - BBC
May 9, 2024 · Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor has issued an "urgent notification" about conditions in HMP Wandsworth. Wandsworth was the scene of an alleged escape by Daniel Khalife last year....
'Appalling conditions' at HMP Wandsworth following failures ... - Sky News
Aug 6, 2024 · A scathing inspection of HMP Wandsworth in southwest London has revealed "chaos" and "appalling conditions", stemming from "poor leadership at every level". It follows an unannounced spot check in May by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), which issued an immediate demand for urgent improvement.
Inmate stabbed at HMP Wandsworth - Met Police - BBC News
Sep 10, 2023 · HMP Wandsworth, as well as the wider prison service, has faced increased scrutiny after terror suspect Daniel Khalife escaped on Wednesday. Mr Khalife was charged with escaping from Wandsworth...
Wandsworth Prison needs urgent improvement, watchdog finds - BBC News
May 9, 2024 · Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor has issued an "urgent notification" about conditions in HMP Wandsworth. Wandsworth was the scene of an alleged escape by Daniel Khalife last year. The...
Lord Chancellor orders urgent action to improve HMP Wandsworth
Aug 6, 2024 · His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) issued an Urgent Notification in May after finding that HMP Wandsworth had alarmingly high rates of self-harm, dangerous levels of violence and nearly...
HMP Wandsworth prisoner given methadone, then more, then …
Jan 20, 2025 · HMP Wandsworth has been told to review its management of methadone, after a prisoner who was prescribed a 'rapid increase' in dosage of the opiate was found dead in his cell. Brandon Johnson, 40, died from cardiorespiratory failure, after chronic cocaine misuse, just 13 days after arriving at the prison on September 12, 2019.
Security audit found ’81 points of failure’ at Wandsworth prison …
Nov 11, 2024 · HMP Wandsworth’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said a security audit identified “81 points of failure” and resulted in “long overdue” upgrades being made to CCTV cameras which had ...