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Contracting at Wandsworth Prison - What is there to hide?
What is the truth behind large bills and long delays for improvements at Wandsworth Prison? Our struggle to find out the facts Over the...
5 days ago5 min read


"Limited and fragile" - Inspector's verdict on progress at Wandsworth
On 12 May 2025 HM Inspectorate of Prisons published its Independent Review of Progress (IRP) at Wandsworth Prison. This follows the...
May 194 min read


Is Change Happening at Wandsworth Prison?
Twelve months ago, in May 2024, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, said that he had never encountered such despair as he...
May 186 min read


To the families and friends of people in Wandsworth Prison
Tell us about your experience of visiting someone in Wandsworth Prison The Chief Inspector of Prisons is interested in your views about...
Apr 252 min read


WPIC visits the prison: Signs of improvement but progress is slow
Outside spaces are cleaner WPIC visits Wandsworth Prison Members of the WPIC Steering Group were invited by the Governor, Andy Davy, to...
Mar 76 min read


What training do we want for our prison officers?
This is the evidence submitted by the Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign (WPIC) to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs...
Feb 120 min read


Tackling drugs in prisons
This is Liz Bridge's submission to the House of Commons Justice Select Committtee inquiry into Tackling Drugs in Prisons. Liz is the...
Jan 319 min read


Rehabilitation and Reducing Reoffending
This is WPIC's submission to the House of Commons Justice Select Committee's inquiry into Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the...
Jan 2814 min read


WPIC submission to Sentencing Review
Who we are This submission is made by the Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign (WPIC), a unique local group that has emerged from...
Jan 125 min read


A review of our first year at Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign
January – Our first WPIC meeting, following Liz Bridge’s talk to Wandsworth Quakers the previous month. The steering group is formed and...
Dec 31, 20244 min read


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...
Nov 26, 20243 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...
Oct 17, 20242 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 3, 20243 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...
Sep 1, 20242 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 19, 20242 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...
Aug 5, 20242 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 15, 20243 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...
Jul 14, 20242 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 10, 20242 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 4, 20242 min read
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