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Material conditions
Overcrowding
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The head of the Scottish Prison Service Teresa Medhurst has said the jails are too full and she may soon have to say “enough is enough, we cannot take any more”.
Europe
Discipline
Mental health
United Kingdom
Independent Monitoring Board says jails in England using segregation too often as a way of managing inmates
Europe
Mental health
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Violence
United Kingdom
HM Inspector of Prisons says that conditions at HMP Bedford have deteriorated so sharply that they’ve had to issue an urgent notification for improvement.
Women
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Mental health
Material conditions
Facilities
Rehabilitation
United Kingdom
In 2022, a new type of detention facility was introduced into the Scottish prison system: Community Custody Units (CCUs). Through trauma informed principles, their aim is to empower women to manage their sentence plans and support their community integration. Interview.
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Health
Material conditions
United Kingdom
Prisoners in some facilities forced to defecate in buckets overnight, a practice outlawed in 1996.
Europe
Material conditions
Work
United Kingdom
Dartmoor Prison is failing to provide adequate living conditions, education and work opportunities for its inmates, says an inspectors’ report.
United Kingdom: prisoners sleeping on matresses "wedged next to lavatories" due to overcrowding
News
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Material conditions
Overcrowding
United Kingdom
Inspector criticises “degrading” conditions in prisons in correspondence to Government
Europe
Mental health
Suicide
United Kingdom
Inquests flag up gaps in the care of prisoners in relation to at least nine deaths in custody since 2021.
Europe
Long-term prisoners
Mental health
Suicide
United Kingdom
Nine self-inflicted deaths of prisoners serving IPP sentences in 2022 was highest number since controversial introduction.
Europe
Material conditions
United Kingdom
Urgent action has been demanded over conditions at Wakefield’s high-security jail
Europe
Mental health
Torture
United Kingdom
Inspectorate calls for urgent improvements, particularly in treatment of prisoners with mental health problems.
Women
Europe
Justice
Health
Mental health
Material conditions
Overcrowding
United Kingdom
Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis.
UK: finding an outlet
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United Kingdom
England and Wales are two constituent countries of the United Kingdom. While their health, justice and prison policies fall under common legislation, their prison health services differ.
