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Reminder of next WPIC meeting, 18 October If you want to get more involved in the Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign come to our next...

Many men leave prison. whether at the end of their prison sentence or released not guilty, without any warm clothing. They often face...

The Prison Service, HMPPS, has appointed a new CEO, James McEwen, who was previously Chief Operating Officer at the Ministry of Justice....

Patryk was the 15 th prisoner to commit suicide at HMP Wandsworth since January 2021 and the 8 th foreign national. He died in hospital...

The prison Ombudsman described the failures of Wandsworth prison to care for Rajwinder Singh as voluminous and diverse. He said that...

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...

This post was originally published in August 2025. It was updated in November 2025 to refer to the MOJ/HMPPS response to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee's report. The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee does not pull its punches in its recent report into leadership, governance and staffing of prisons and the need for reform to reduce reoffending. It is highly critical of leadership from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Prison Service (HMPPS) in part

A refurbished cell in the Addison in-patient unit The Governor of Wandsworth Prison, Andy Davy (AD), invited WPIC for a second visit to...

Support from families reduces reoffending. But how can prisons support family relationships? HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) has said...