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Friday, 7 January 2022

HMP Wandsworth has been called a “crumbling, overcrowded, vermin-infested prison” in a new report

Charlie Taylor, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons, says it will need “considerable ongoing support”, especially with the “recruitment and retention of staff”.

The report adds it’s hard to see how any progress can be sustained if prisoner numbers increase as planned in April.

However, it notes that staff “were trying to do their best” and there’s a “generally calm atmosphere”.