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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

Ministers 'ignoring serious concerns over violence and staffing at HMP Wandsworth', says damning new report

Ministers are ignoring serious concerns at HMP Wandsworth amid escalating violence and dangerously low staffing levels, a damning new report has found.

Living conditions at the major Category B prison in West London are “inhumane”, while the jail is unsafe, the report released on Thursday found - with particular concerns about the high levels of violence, and self-harm among inmates.

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