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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Sam Hall

‘Shocking’ chaos at HMP Wandsworth was ‘in plain view of leaders’, report finds

A “shocking” level of chaos at scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth was the result of sustained decline that happened “in plain view of leaders”, a report by the prisons watchdog has concluded.

Prison staff displayed an “inability to account for prisoners during the working day”, despite an investment of almost £900,000 since Daniel Khalife’s alleged escape in September 2023, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) found.

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