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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helen Pidd

No toilets in 6,900 prison cells in England and Wales, minister reveals

Prison wing
There were 87,744 people being held in prison in England and Wales as of last Friday. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures/Getty Images

Almost 7,000 prison cells in 50 jails in England and Wales do not have toilets, with many prisoners given buckets in case they cannotbe unlocked in time.

At HMP Isle of Wight, almost half of the 1,000-plus prisoners do not have in-cell sanitation and inspectors have derided the “disrespectful” practice of giving out plastic buckets to inmates, who had no means of washing their hands afterwards.

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