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SUICIDES in solitary confinement are on the rise as safeguarding of prisoners’ mental health is ignored, research by the prisons watchdog revealed today.
In their latest bulletin, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman blew the whistle on “segregation” practices inside British prisons which in 2013-14 resulted in eight deaths.
This figure is the highest in the last decade and accounted for 9 per cent of all suicidal deaths in prison last year.
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society
Working in a high-risk sector, prison officers’ calls for proper PPE must be heeded – and the POA will be fighting to ensure effective protection at work is delivered, writes MARK FAIRHURST
