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HMP Bedford interior. Image: HM Inspectorate of Prisons

Howard League calls for reduction in prisoner numbers as report reveals rising rates of violence at Bedford Prison

The Howard League for Penal Reform has called for a reduction in prisoner numbers following a new report by HM Inspector of Prisons that says they are still concerned about rising rates of violence...
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Damp cell. Image: HM Inspectorate of Prisons

“Some of the worst conditions ever seen” says inspector of “neglected” Bedford jail

Nearly 250 years after John Howard published his book on prison reform, the jail in his home town of Bedford has been described as holding prisoners in some of the worst conditions inspectors have...
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