The nspection found the prison to be "doing its best" but expressed concern that since the last inspection, five prisoners had taken their own lives and levels of self-harm had increased drastically.
Amnesty is calling for the release of four seriously ill Bahraini prisoners of conscience, one of whom is the subject of a hunger strike outside the Bahrain Embassy in London.
The government should follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a presumption against short prison sentences to restore safety and stability to our struggling jails, says the Prison Reform Trust.
The Howard League for Penal Reform has provided evidence concerning the state’s failure to monitor the practices of private companies in the criminal justice system. The case concerns a series of unlawful strip-searches that took place in Sodexo-run Peterborough prison last year.