A general view inside HMP Brixton
BRIXTON prison is “fundamentally failing” men due to severe overcrowding, inspectors warned on Tuesday.
Inspectors found in June when visiting the south London prison, which holds a large number of men convicted of sexual offences, significant levels of mental health needs and substance misuse.
Despite around 140 men being released each month, the prison was failing to prepare prisoners for their return back into the community, the inspectors warned.
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
AN “alarming” ingress of drugs at a prison led to the most inmate deaths in Wales and England last year, inspectors reveal today.
