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Prisoners' Advice Service

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Providing access to justice for adult prisoners throughout England and Wales, by offering free and independent advice, support, and representation.

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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 22h
If you have information about #HMP #Bristol ahead of an #inspection, email hmiprisons.enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The backlog of crown #court cases has hit a new-time high of 80,829. #criminaljusticesystem public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
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Crown Courts
A Flourish data visualization by Russell Webster
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Revolving Doors would like to speak to #women with experience of #remand and/or #recall in the last 18 months. revolving-doors.org.uk/research-par...
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Research participants call-out: women’s experience of recall and...
Take part in our study to inform the design of a gender specific approach to working with women in the justice system. We are looking to speak to women with experience of remand or recall (can be…
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Education hours for #women in #prison have fallen by an average of 30%. www.russellwebster.com/women-in-pri...
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Women in prison are losing education when they need it most - Russell Webster
Jon Collins of PET and Natasha Finlayson of Working Chance raise concerns about cuts to education in women's prisons.
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Work will begin on the construction of a brand new 1,700-place men’s category C #prison in #Lancashire. @InsideTimeUK insidetime.org/newsround/co...
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https://insidetime.org/newsround/construction-contract-signed-for-new-prison-in-lancashire-while-serco-stays-at-doncaster/
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'The public don’t rate the #justice system as doing a good job on any of its core functions.' @RussellWebster www.russellwebster.com/how-can-we-r...
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How can we rebuild trust in the justice system? - Russell Webster
New Common Ground Justice report on public perceptions of the CJS.
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'The public don’t rate the #justice system as doing a good job on any of its core functions.' www.russellwebster.com/how-can-we-r...
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How can we rebuild trust in the justice system? - Russell Webster
New Common Ground Justice report on public perceptions of the CJS.
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Healthcare concerns include access to #services and #medicine and delays in transferring serious #mentally unwell patients to hospital. #Leicester hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
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HMP Leicester – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“ #Prisons are constantly trying to devise new ways to prevent #drugs getting into #prison – but they still do.” @InsideTimeUK insidetime.org/newsround/pr...
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https://insidetime.org/newsround/prisons-fighting-losing-battle-over-drugs-says-coroner/
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
'Ten category C #prisons in England and Wales asked to add second beds, in breach of safe occupancy limits.' @guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Prisoners to ‘double up’ in one-person prefab cells, leaked documents show
Exclusive: Ten category C prisons in England and Wales asked to add second beds, in breach of safe occupancy limits
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Recoop set out recommendations for the effective care of growing numbers of #older #prisoners. clinks.org/community/bl...
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The prison population is ageing. The system must catch up
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Researchers are conducting a survey at #HMP #Peterborough men's prison at the start of an #inspection. If you have information about the #prison, email: hmiprisons.enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor responds to plans to increase the number of spaces available in prisons.  hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/the-pop...
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“The population will remain extremely high and the ongoing problem of overcrowding will remain”: HMI Prisons responds to plans to increase prison spaces – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
'Just in case I die, #IPP killed me.' www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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‘Just in case I die, IPP killed me’: The devastating toll of indefinite jail terms
Exclusive: Over-tariff IPP prisoners have resorted to horrifying acts of self-harm, including Wayne Gregory, who has mutilated his own face, and Carl Lamb, who cut off his own ear, as Amy-Clare…
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Disparities in access to #jobs, #accommodation and use of force for minority ethnic #prisoners at #HMP Bure. hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
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HMP Bure – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hear the persistent challenges facing #prisons, including #violence, #drugs, #overcrowding, #staffing and #resettlement problems. hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/reflect...
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Reflections of a Chief Inspector – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A new #prison wing supposed to provide 170 extra cells has, in real life terms, only added 10. #Norwich www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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HMP Norwich £38m prison wing adds 10 cells, not 170 promised
Two older wings in the prison have had to be closed for the new wing to be staffed, an officer says.
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New #prison HMP Millsike 'a chaotic jail with cells left empty because there weren't enough staff left to run it'. howardleague.org/news/millsik...
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The Howard League | Millsike: A prison that was supposed to be part of the solution has already become part of the problem
The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded to the Independent Monitoring Board’s (IMB) report on Millsike prison, published today (Thursday 3 September).
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New restriction zone schemes for #prison leavers could see some confined to areas “just a few miles wide” upon release. #probation @InsideTimeUK insidetime.org/newsround/re...
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https://insidetime.org/newsround/restriction-zones-for-people-on-probation-may-be-just-a-few-miles-wide/
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new report from the Ministry Of Justice examines the rise in #prison #violence and how it might be reversed. @RussellWebster www.russellwebster.com/what-is-behi...
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What is behind the increase in prison violence? - Russell Webster
Rapid Evidence Assessment examines causes of prison violence and their implications.
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Former #IPP #prisoner Aaron Graham reflects on the government's pledge to end indefinite #prison sentences. news.sky.com/video/prime-...
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Prime minister to end 'injustice' of imprisonment for public protection sentences
The IPP scheme was abolished in 2012, but those already serving prison time on it were not released automatically.
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Only 52% of #prisoners at HMP High Down said their time in #prison had made them less likely to reoffend. #criminaljusticesystem hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
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HMP High Down – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The government has now announced the largest #prison building programme since the #Victorian era. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Funding accelerated to turbocharge prison building across country
The largest prison building programme since the Victorian era will be accelerated through a £110m investment announced by the Lord Chancellor Alex Norris today (1 September).
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The #IPP sentence changes ought to be the beginning of the end of a terrible injustice. @HowardLeague howardleague.org/news/howard-...
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The Howard League | Howard League responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on sentencing
The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded to the Prime Minister’s statement on sentencing changes and people in prison serving the IPP sentence, announced today (Sunday 30 Aug
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#Prison design prioritises security, with thick stone walls, limited #ventilation and restricted access to the outdoors. hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/feeling...
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Feeling the heat: the challenge of rising temperatures in prisons – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Random #drug testing at #HMP Lindholme indicated a positive rate of 30%. hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
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HMP Lindholme – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A lack of medication “played a part” in the death of George Haldenby at HMP The Verne. insidetime.org/newsround/un...
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https://insidetime.org/newsround/unavailability-of-medication-at-weekend-contributed-to-death-at-hmp-the-verne/
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Campaigners welcome plan to bring #IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue. @guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’
Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#HMP Altcourse under 'significant population pressure' with a third of #prisoners on #recall. #liverpool #prisons #prisoners hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/reports...
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Reports published 24 August – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Andy Aitchson's new #photo #book captures the challenges of daily life in #Victorian #prisons. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #prisoners
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Life behind bars in Britain’s surviving Victorian prisons – photo essay
Photographer Andy Aitchison’s book Incarcerated explores how Victorian prison infrastructure has persisted and what these old buildings mean for the people who live and work inside
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The first two tranches of early #releases are now scheduled for 1 and 13 October #2026. #prisons #criminaljustice @Clinks www.clinks.org/community/bl...
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Sentencing Act 2026 – next stage of implementation and accompanying probation reforms
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Waits for routine #GP appointments twelve weeks at #HMP Five Wells. #healthcare #prisoners hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/reports...
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Reports published 17 August – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Niki Haycock, an #IPP #prisoner, was handed a minimum term sentence of two years and six months back in 2006. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hull man released after serving 18 years too long in prison
The Court of Appeal quashed Niki Haycock's IPP sentence after ruling it was "unlawful".
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
'Retrospectively abolishing #IPP sentences could empty the equivalent of three #prisons overnight.' www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08... #criminaljusticesystem
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/19/prisons-running-out-of-space-despite-early-releases/?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
123 #prisoners released #homeless from #HMP Risley between 2025-26. #cheshire hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/reports...
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Reports published 24 August – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The new Ministry Of #Justice Ministerial Team has now been fully appointed. #prisons #probation www.russellwebster.com/andy-burnham...
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Andy Burnham's MoJ Team - Russell Webster
MoJ Ministerial Team appointed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Researchers are conducting a #survey at #HMP Deerbolt at the start of an #inspection. If you have information about the #prison, email: hmiprisons.enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#Tasers were deployed five times but were never fired during the first nine months of a trial of their use in #prisons.  insidetime.org/newsround/ta...
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https://insidetime.org/newsround/tasers-deployed-but-not-fired-in-prison-trial/
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Chief Inspector of #Prisons Charlie Taylor has called on West Midlands Police to stop sending mentally ill people to jail. #mentalhealth @InsideTimeUK insidetime.org/newsround/st...
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https://insidetime.org/newsround/stop-sending-mentally-ill-people-straight-to-jail-demands-chief-inspector-of-prisons/
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
'The public overestimate how many minority #ethnic people are killers, as well as how many foreign national #offenders there are, a new study from Kings College has found.' #criminaljusticesystem @guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Public in England and Wales wrongly think most killers are minority ethnic
Research from King’s College London finds that Reform voters’ perceptions were furthest from the truth
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#Prisons and #Probation #Ombudsman has identified failings at both #HMP #Wandsworth and Garth following two self-inflicted deaths. insidetime.org/newsround/om...
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https://insidetime.org/newsround/ombudsmans-reports-reveal-failings-at-garth-and-wandsworth/
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Campaigners for the release of #IPP #prisoners have welcomed the Government’s announcement of a review. insidetime.org/newsround/ca...
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https://insidetime.org/newsround/campaigners-welcome-andy-burnhams-review-of-ipp-sentence/
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Researchers are conducting a #survey at #HMP Spring Hill at the start of an #inspection. If you have information about the #prison, email: hmiprisons.enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
'For every #prisoner released, another is being sent back.' www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...
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Prison recall rate reaches record high amid prison overcrowding crisis
New prison recall statistics show more people are being sent back to prison than are being released. Pact warns that rising recalls are an overlooked driver of prison overcrowding and capacity…
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Association Of Prison Lawyers call for the resumption of the Home Detention Curfew scheme. insidetime.org/newsround/pr...
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
'This calls into question #staff attitudes to affording #dignity to those in a critical condition.' #prisoners insidetime.org/newsround/hm...
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
'Prisons are not #hospitals and cannot provide the #treatment that people in acute #mental distress require.' #mentalhealth  prisonreformtrust.org.uk/prt-comment-...
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PRT comment: Chief inspector calls for mental health assessments in police custody | Prison Reform Trust
Commenting on the call by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for assessments in police custody to prevent seriously mentally ill people ending up in prison today (5 August), Pia Sinha, chief executive of…
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If you have information about #HMP Gartree ahead of an #inspection, email: hmiprisons.enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk #leicestershire
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
35% of #prisoners at #HMP #Birmingham tested positive for #drugs. hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
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HMP Birmingham – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Nine #prisons are now battling to contain high levels of #cancer - causing #radon gas. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Hundreds more inmates and staff potentially exposed to toxic gas in UK prisons
Exclusive: The shocking new data comes as Andy Burnham grapples with a growing prisons capacity crisis, raising fears over what will happen if more inmates need to be moved from toxic sites
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