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The "Scandi wing" in Wandsworth Prison, pioneering a more supportive approach Members of WPIC were invited to make a third visit to Wandsworth Prison on 4 February 2026. We met several members of staff who showed us everything we had asked to see. The staff we met answered all our questions and we then had an extended meeting with the Governor, Andy Davy. General impressions Most of the prison was in lockdown when we visited because of staff training. The atmosphere was quiet

This article was originally published on 11 January 2026 in Putney News which does a fine job of reporting on Wandsworth Prison. The text is reprinted here with their kind permission. Adrian Usher, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, speaking at WPIC's public meeting in May 2025. A prison watchdog has expressed shock over multiple failures at Wandsworth Prison that left a suicidal man dead just 48 hours after his arrival, with staff repeatedly ignoring warnings and missing

Next WPIC meeting, 24 January 2026 If you want to find out more about conditions inside Wandsworth Prison or get more involved in the Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign come to our next meeting on Saturday 24 January 2026, 10am-1pm in the Wandsworth Quaker Meeting House, 59 Wandsworth High Street, SW18 2PT. Fundraising event Thanks to all of you who came to our fundraising event on 12 November. Errol McGlashan, former inmate of Wandsworth and friend of WPIC, performed his

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Come to our next meeting and get involved If you want to get more involved in the Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign come to our next...