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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...

Bedford Prison security called into question after journalist gets inside without checks

The Justice Secretary says he is seeking “urgent clarification” on prison security at HMP Bedford after an undercover journalist for The Times managed to get a job there without any security...

“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...

“Urgent action needed” as inspectors find squalid conditions, spiralling self-harm and violence at Bedford Prison

HM Inspector of Prisons says that conditions at HMP Bedford have deteriorated so sharply that they've had to issue an urgent notification for improvement...

Yarl’s Wood inspection report highlights “worrying decline in safety”

A recent inspection by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has found that 41% of those held at Yarl’s Wood, an immigration removal centre holding both men and women near Bedford, said they had felt...

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

Bedford Prison security called into question after journalist gets inside without checks

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

“Urgent action needed” as inspectors find squalid conditions, spiralling self-harm and violence at Bedford Prison

Yarl’s Wood inspection report highlights “worrying decline in safety”

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