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Comment on emergency measures to release prisoners early
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Comment from Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on the early release of prisoners
Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre: drugs, despair and decrepit conditions
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Inspectors returning to Harmondsworth IRC found the worst conditions they have seen in immigration detention.
Reports published 8 July
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Reports on inspections of HMP Full Sutton, HMP Frankland and Isle of Man Prison.
Reports published 20 May
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Reports on inspections of HMP Buckley Hall and HMP/YOI Brinsford
Deaths, drugs and despair: Wandsworth prison issued with an Urgent Notification for improvement
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The Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, has written to the Secretary of State for Justice to issue an Urgent Notification for improvement following a deeply concerning inspection of Wandsworth prison which found ongoing failings in security, severe overcrowding, vermin, drugs, violence and rising self-harm. Tragically, seven prisoners had taken their own lives in the past year.
Reports published 29 April
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Reports on inspections of HMP Whatton, court custody facilities in Staffordshire and West Mercia and short-term holding facilities (STHFs) managed by Mitie Care and Custody.