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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?
Updated July 2025. This post was originally published in July 2024 by Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign because many families told...
Jul 15, 20244 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


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...
Jun 3, 20242 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 20, 20242 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 10, 20242 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 10, 20243 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...
May 2, 20241 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 17, 20246 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 17, 20244 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...
Apr 10, 20241 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...
Mar 20, 20241 min read
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