PrisonStorm
@prisonstorm
An open debate about the state of the prisons in England and Wales. Join in by following and using the hashtag #PrisonStorm. See also @ProbationStorm
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30-10-2016 19:13:16
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WATCH - Our time in HMP Pentonville. Team effort - with first class producer @_claireljones_ & filmed by one of the best in the business David McIlveen .. A couple of days none of us will forget bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c0…
‘Inside the Prison Crisis’ is top item on BBC News at Ten tonight. Reporting from inside #HMPPentonville Sima Kotecha gets rare access to see first hand the chaos our #prisons are in.
Latest piece by Venetia Menzies for The Times and The Sunday Times (link open, not currently paywalled) provides a vivid and relatable angle on sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection #IPP, and argues #resentencing is the only just option. #prisons #IPPscandal #PrivateMembersBill #LordWooley
"I've been around prisons longer than I care to admit. In all these years I've never known things as bad as they were when this government took office," says Lord Timpson James Timpson speaking in House of Lords #prisons
HMP/YOI Hindley: illicit drug use remained a very serious problem, with 59% of prisoners testing positive in the 6 months before the review. Read our inspection report: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_report… And our media release: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/reports-p…
No one condones what the man has done. But to know what press scrutiny looks like, look at people reporting live from the court and in the tv studio. They're colleagues of the former presenter, yet report factually, accurately and without favour. cc. Dominic Casciani Sima Kotecha
The 2024 IMB annual report paints a dismal picture of prison life with every aspect damaged by the population crisis, says this piece from Russell Webster ✍️ includes photos by Andy Aitchison 📸 #prisons #monitoring #overcrowding
“Four custody officers at a prison where 13 inmates have died this year were arrested on the same day a Welsh government minister said the jail was "much more stable". Full story BBC Wales News BBC Wales 🏴 | 20 Sept 2024 | #prisons #HMPParc bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Taking an impartial panoramic view of posts, #HiddenHeroes Day initiative fronted by Butler Trust appears to have a greater take-up than previous years. That said, it's also clear that it does not enjoy universal acceptance. #prisons #probation #HiddenHeroes.UK has work to do.