Commenting on HM Chief Inspector of Prisons’ decision to issue an Urgent Notification to the Secretary of State for Justice regarding conditions at HMP Pentonville, Pia Sinha, chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “We are running out of adjectives to describe the shocking and inhumane conditions in our prisons—HMP Pentonville stands as a grim testament to a system in crisis. A troubling lack of oversight and accountability has led to unacceptable living conditions, with o...
