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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

HMP Brixton: Inspection finds catalogue of failings at one of UK’s most overcrowded jails

Jeff Moore/PA Wire

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A damning inspection has highlighted a catalogue of failings at one of the UK’s most overcrowded jails - underscoring how the crisis behind bars “extends far beyond the prison walls and into our communities”.

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