United Kingdom: England & Wales
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UK: Feltham youth jail warned by prisons watchdog over ‘extraordinary’ decline in safety
In unprecedented move, chief inspectorate invokes rarely-used urgent notification process on Feltham A young offender institution (YOI) after ‘disturbing’ inspection findings including surge in violence and self-harmUK: I worked in a pupil referral unit for years. The government's new "secure schools" are just a pipeline to prison
The ease with which contracts for these youth jail schemes are being secured by for-profit organisations is dizzying. All they’ll do is preside over another disproportionately black, poor, male and disabled populationUnited Kingdom: decline in prison safety standards and lack of staffing "seriously hampering" inmate rehabilitation, report finds
“Perfect storm” of staffing issues, increased use of psychoactive substances and crumbling infrastructure across prison estate could be jeopardising public safety, expert warns.United Kingdom: more than 80% of men in prison suffered "childhood adversity"
Male prisoners are much more likely than men in the wider population to have suffered childhood adversities such as child maltreatment or living in a home with domestic violence, according to a new report by Public Health Wales and Bangor University.United Kingdom: dundee dental students scoop award for oral health prison project
Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, Dr. Nigel Carter OBE, has visited the University of Dundee School of Dentistry, to judge community oral health projects and present an award to the winning group. Fourth-year dental students were asked to select an area or group in the local community.…UK: Perth prison praised after healthcare improvements
Perth Prison has made “commendable progress” after serious concerns were raised over its healthcare provision, according to inspectors. An HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) report gave it a “poor performance” grading for health and wellbeing following a visit last May. Confidentiality…UK: elite officers sent to Welsh prisons more than 50 times
A group of elite prison officers were sent to deal with incidents in Welsh jails more than 50 times last year. These included hostage situations, prisoners climbing at heights or barricading themselves in. The Freedom of Information figures show they were called more than 600 times in total to pris…