Letter to Ministers: Mentally ill people in prison
Letter from the Chief Inspector of Prisons to the Secretaries of State for Home Affairs, Health and Social Care, and Justice, July 2026
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Letter from the Chief Inspector of Prisons to the Secretaries of State for Home Affairs, Health and Social Care, and Justice, July 2026