WPIC meets the Chief Inspector
On 19 November, members of the WPIC steering committee met with Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (HMCIP) and head of HM...
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Oct 172 min read
Transforming Criminal Justice
On 15 October WPIC's Liz Bridge spoke at an impressive forum ‘Transforming criminal justice: People, Prevention, Prisons' organised by...
Sep 33 min read
David W died of heatstroke in Wandsworth Prison
The latest inquest into a death at Wandsworth Prison found that David W died of heatstroke. David W, 46, was remanded into custody at HMP...
Sep 12 min read
HMP Wandsworth Action Plan - how long will it take?
These are our initial thoughts on HM Prison and Probation Service's Action Plan in response to the Chief Inspector of Prison’s Urgent...
Aug 192 min read
Dear Lord Chancellor
Here is the text of a letter we have sent to The Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice....
Aug 52 min read
Why did Piotr die?
Who really cared for Piotr M when he died in Wandsworth prison in June 2021? If you had a brother or son who was held in the prison and...
Jul 153 min read
How do I hand in clothes for a prisoner at Wandsworth?
We know that many families have difficulty in handing in clothes for loved ones in Wandsworth. The rules are not clear, judgements about...
Jul 142 min read
When will Wandsworth Prison get better?
There are reasons to be optimistic about Wandsworth Prison. The appalling conditions have been officially acknowledged by the Chief...
Jun 102 min read
Write to the people who want to be your MP
Here is a template you can use to write to the people who want to be your MP, asking them what they will do about prisons. You can make...
Jun 42 min read
General Election: What will you do about prisons?
Parliamentary candidates and their parties need to know that people care about the state of our prisons and the waste of money they...
Jun 32 min read
Crisis in our prisons: the facts
Whichever party wins the 2024 General Election will have to deal with the crisis in our prisons as a matter of urgency. These are the...
May 202 min read
Be an undercover reporter
Help us get the information to find out if Wandsworth Prison is improving. The Chief Inspector's Urgent Notification revealed the...
May 102 min read
Dear Prisons Minister . . .
Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign has written to Edward Argar, the Minister for Prisons, to follow up the Chief Inspector's Urgent...
May 103 min read
Chief Inspector issues Urgent Notification following inspection of HMP Wandsworth
Less than a week after completing his unannounced inspection, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor, has written to the Justice...
May 21 min read
What you need to know about Wandsworth Prison
Most people never get so see inside a prison. This is what you need to know about HMP Wandsworth. Facts About HMP Wandsworth It's...
Apr 176 min read
Our first public meeting is a success!
A letter from Liz Bridge, former chaplain at HMP Wandsworth and the spokesperson for the Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign. If you...
Apr 174 min read
A guide to writing to your MP and the Minister for Prisons
All you need to know about writing to your local MP and Minister for Prisons about HMP Wandsworth.
Apr 101 min read
Why we should care about our prisons
Some people might argue that prisoners deserve what they get, so why should we make things nicer for them? There are good reasons why we...
Mar 201 min read
Annual report of the IMB of HMP Wandsworth
Conditions in HMP Wandsworth reflect the failures of the prison system as a whole. In its latest annual report, the Independent...
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