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Migrants pepper-sprayed at UK detention centre amid ‘concerning’ violence, damning report reveals

Home Office criticised for detention of Rwanda migrants for ‘unacceptable’ length of time after flights were cancelled by then-Tory government

The Independent UK

Vulnerable migrants routinely handcuffed and detained for hours, damning report finds

Home Office accused of ‘inexcusable disregard for safety of vulnerable people in its care’

The Independent UK

Excessive restraint in immigration detention centres ‘deeply concerning’, report finds

Watchdog says force being applied ‘inconsistently, disproportionately, and without adequate justification’

The Guardian - UK

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Prisoner release error puts troubled HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight

The prison was put into special measures last year, with an urgent notice to improve

The Independent UK

A jail in crisis: HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight with latest scandal

While prisoners released in error is on the rise, chaos at HMP Wandsworth has been previously laid bare

Evening Standard

Ministers were warned of errors at jail that released sex offender by mistake

Chaotic release procedures at HMP Chelmsford were flagged to the prisons minister last year

The Guardian - UK

Scandal-hit London jail 'starting to recover' but still 'inhumane and unfit for purpose'

The prison remains ‘inhumane and unfit for purpose’ with unacceptable staff shortages, although it had made significant improvements

Evening Standard

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Violence ‘excessively high’ in prisons driven by overcrowding and drugs – report

An annual report by the Independent Monitoring Board said concerns about drugs also rose in 2024.

Evening Standard

Pepper spray use in youth prisons irresponsible amid racial disparities, watchdog warns

Head of monitoring boards urges justice secretary to suspend rollout of Pava in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Inside HMP Wakefield, where Peter Sullivan was wrongly held for murder

Peter Sullivan has been freed from notorious prison nicknamed ‘Monster Mansion’

The Independent UK

Broken windows making it easy to drop drugs and weapons into jails – report

A report also detailed a catalogue of ‘appalling’ conditions such as widespread rat infestations and floods of raw sewage.

The Independent UK

Security audit found ’81 points of failure’ at Wandsworth prison after escape

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to escaping from HMP Wandsworth.

Evening Standard

Pregnant mother suffered ‘callous treatment’ as officials attempt to deport family at Gatwick – report

Inspectors examining the family detention unit pre-depature accommodation near Gatwick airport say it should be closed down

The Independent UK

‘Inhumane’ and understaffed Wandsworth Prison ‘having worst year in memory’, finds report

Watchdog accuses Ministry of Justice of having ignored its concerns over crisis-stricken London prison

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

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

‘Appalling’ conditions at major men’s prison in west London are ‘worst in memory’, says inspectors’ report

The Guardian - UK

Albanian man taken from UK psychiatric ward to deportation flight – report

Watchdog raises concerns about Home Office decision in annual report about incident last summer

The Guardian - UK

Inmates dug through Winchester prison walls with plastic cutlery, report finds

One in 10 prisons in England and Wales barely fit for purpose, says audit of prisoner treatment

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners with severe mental health needs spending months in isolation, report finds

Independent Monitoring Board says jails in England using segregation too often as a way of managing inmates

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UK Immigration Detention Report Highlights Release Surge and Concerns Over Treatment

Despite the primary purpose of immigration detention being to facilitate deportations, the annual IMB report highlighted that the majority of detainees were ultimately released.

The Guardian - UK

Four in five UK immigration detainees released not deported, monitor says

Independent Monitoring Board also finds longer detentions and raises concern about treatment of vulnerable people

The Guardian - UK

Conditions at Manston centre for asylum seekers ‘unacceptable’

Watchdog’s report also has ‘serious concerns’ about conditions at Western Jet Foil and Kent Intake Unit

The Independent UK

Troubling conditions at HMP Wandsworth ‘by no means unique’ to the jail

An Independent Monitoring Boards report on Wandsworth Prison painted a bleak picture of conditions at the south-west London site.

Evening Standard

Wandsworth Prison ‘unsafe and inhumane’, watchdog report finds

Violence escalates at prison as staff shortages risk security, says report

The Independent UK

State of ‘escape’ prison laid bare as inmates secretly brew alcohol in cells

Conditions at HMP Wandsworth were described as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘inhumane’

Evening Standard

Pentonville prison ‘unfit’ place for prisoners to live or to be rehabilitated, watchdog report warns

Monitors said prisoners were crammed into 12ft by 8ft cells

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