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Staff at immigration detention centre wore England flags, report finds

Chair of prisons and detention watchdog concerned about intimidating effect as wide-ranging and damning review published

The Guardian - UK

Corrupt Liverpool prison worker jailed for smuggling drugs and sending sex texts to inmates

Helen Spree, 63, headed prison watchdog and was said to have become besotted with killer Dylan Westall, 35

The Guardian - UK

Imperial Brands Touts Strong 2026 Start as NGP Growth and £320M Savings Plan Advance

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) executives said the company has made a strong start to its 2026 financial year and its Strategy 2030 plan, with management emphasizing disciplined growth in next-generation products, continued value creation in combustibles and a multiyear efficiency program. Speaking at a

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Corrupt prison watchdog boss jailed for smuggling cannabis to convicted killer

Helen Spree engaged in explicit phone chat and exchanged sexual images and videos with a prisoner.

Evening Standard

Imperial Brands H1 Earnings Call Highlights

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) said it remained on track to meet its full-year targets after reporting first-half growth in tobacco and next-generation products net revenue, while management highlighted one-off headwinds in the U.S. and Australia and continued progress on its Evolve 2030 strategy. Chief

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Migrants pepper-sprayed at UK detention centre amid ‘concerning’ violence, damning report reveals

Home Office criticised for detention of Rwanda migrants for ‘unacceptable’ length of time after flights were cancelled by then-Tory government

The Independent UK

Vulnerable migrants routinely handcuffed and detained for hours, damning report finds

Home Office accused of ‘inexcusable disregard for safety of vulnerable people in its care’

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Excessive restraint in immigration detention centres ‘deeply concerning’, report finds

Watchdog says force being applied ‘inconsistently, disproportionately, and without adequate justification’

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner release error puts troubled HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight

The prison was put into special measures last year, with an urgent notice to improve

The Independent UK

A jail in crisis: HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight with latest scandal

While prisoners released in error is on the rise, chaos at HMP Wandsworth has been previously laid bare

Evening Standard

Ministers were warned of errors at jail that released sex offender by mistake

Chaotic release procedures at HMP Chelmsford were flagged to the prisons minister last year

The Guardian - UK

Scandal-hit London jail 'starting to recover' but still 'inhumane and unfit for purpose'

The prison remains ‘inhumane and unfit for purpose’ with unacceptable staff shortages, although it had made significant improvements

Evening Standard

Violence ‘excessively high’ in prisons driven by overcrowding and drugs – report

An annual report by the Independent Monitoring Board said concerns about drugs also rose in 2024.

Evening Standard

Pepper spray use in youth prisons irresponsible amid racial disparities, watchdog warns

Head of monitoring boards urges justice secretary to suspend rollout of Pava in England and Wales

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The Independent UK

Inside HMP Wakefield, where Peter Sullivan was wrongly held for murder

Peter Sullivan has been freed from notorious prison nicknamed ‘Monster Mansion’

The Independent UK

Broken windows making it easy to drop drugs and weapons into jails – report

A report also detailed a catalogue of ‘appalling’ conditions such as widespread rat infestations and floods of raw sewage.

Evening Standard

Security audit found ’81 points of failure’ at Wandsworth prison after escape

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to escaping from HMP Wandsworth.

The Independent UK

Pregnant mother suffered ‘callous treatment’ as officials attempt to deport family at Gatwick – report

Inspectors examining the family detention unit pre-depature accommodation near Gatwick airport say it should be closed down

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The Independent UK

‘Inhumane’ and understaffed Wandsworth Prison ‘having worst year in memory’, finds report

Watchdog accuses Ministry of Justice of having ignored its concerns over crisis-stricken London prison

Evening Standard

Ministers 'ignoring serious concerns over violence and staffing at HMP Wandsworth', says damning new report

‘Appalling’ conditions at major men’s prison in west London are ‘worst in memory’, says inspectors’ report

The Guardian - UK

Albanian man taken from UK psychiatric ward to deportation flight – report

Watchdog raises concerns about Home Office decision in annual report about incident last summer

The Guardian - UK

Inmates dug through Winchester prison walls with plastic cutlery, report finds

One in 10 prisons in England and Wales barely fit for purpose, says audit of prisoner treatment

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners with severe mental health needs spending months in isolation, report finds

Independent Monitoring Board says jails in England using segregation too often as a way of managing inmates

International Business Times UK

UK Immigration Detention Report Highlights Release Surge and Concerns Over Treatment

Despite the primary purpose of immigration detention being to facilitate deportations, the annual IMB report highlighted that the majority of detainees were ultimately released.

The Guardian - UK

Four in five UK immigration detainees released not deported, monitor says

Independent Monitoring Board also finds longer detentions and raises concern about treatment of vulnerable people

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