A jail so severely dilapidated that an inmate was able to remove his cell door has been placed in emergency measures, as inspectors hit out at “systemic failings”.
HMP Winchester, a Victorian-era prison holding around 690 inmates, was branded one of the most unsafe jails in the country by HM deputy chief inspector Martin Lomas as he issued an urgent notification over “appalling” conditions to justice secretary Shabana Mahmood.
