19 prisoners have killed themselves at HMP Woodhill in the last seven years
A STAGGERING number of men have taken their own lives at the same jail, HMP Woodhill, in just seven years, a damning report published today has found.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found “chronic and substantial” staff shortages at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, which mainly houses inmates on remand or serving short sentences.
Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke said the number of suicides at a prison with a population of just 626 was a “huge concern.”
Long-term underfunding and state neglect, while simultaneously probation services have been undermined, have intensified the prison crises, argues SOLOMON HUGHES
With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
