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July 11, 2019

Prison inspectorate publishes annual report

Too many prisons continued to be plagued by drugs, violence, appalling living conditions and a lack of access to meaningful rehabilitative activity, says the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
June 14, 2019

Chief Inspector calls on Justice Secretary to intervene urgently in HMP Bristol

Inspectors who visited the prison in May and June were concerned by high violence, squalid living conditions and poor training and education.
April 9, 2019

High Court rules against 'worst gangmaster ever' in modern slavery case

A group of Lithuanian men were put to work in terrible conditions by a British company, catching chickens at farms all over the country.
November 2, 2018

Parliamentary committee finds government failing in duty of care towards prisoners

A prison sentence is a deprivation of someone's liberty, not a sentence to poorer health or healthcare, say the Health and Social Care Committee in its report on health and care in prison.
October 11, 2018

Inspectorate finds HMP Exeter to be 'very violent'

HMP Exeter, holding more than 400 men from across the south west of England, was found by inspectors to be “very violent”, with widespread illicit drug use and poor living conditions apparently regarded by staff as normal.
November 27, 2017

IFAD delegation looks at impact of development projects in rural Bangladesh

A delegation of member state representatives from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) began a five-day working trip to Bangladesh on 17 November 2017, with planned visits to IFAD-funded projects designed to increase incomes and improve living conditions for rural poor in the country.
November 17, 2017

IFAD invests $82 million in Pakistan’s National Poverty Graduation Programme

The International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Government of Pakistan have signed an agreement to improve livelihoods, living conditions and income-generating capacity for 320,000 poor rural households in Pakistan. The programme will be implemented nationwide.
October 15, 2015

Almost half a million private rented homes infested with vermin, says Shelter

A Shelter and YouGov poll of over 3,700 private renters has revealed that bad living conditions are rife in rented homes.