Tour Details Thursday 28th September London 7pm, 125 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9RG https://www.facebook.com/events/114869449183950/ Friday 29th September Cardiff With IWW Cymru Wales and No Prisons De Cymru Connect International English Academy, First Floor, 26-28 Churchill Way, CF10 2DY Cardiff https://www.facebook.com/events/129793397664005/ …
Source: http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2017-08-23/former-inmate-criticises-plans-for-a-new-super-prison-in-port-talbot/ The proposed prison is expected to house 1,600 prisoners. Credit: ITV Cymru Wales A former inmate has spoken out over plans to build a new ‘super prison’ in Port Talbot. Michael O’Brien was among residents, former prisoners and …
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/22/prison-healthcare-so-bad-it-would-be-shut-down-on-outside-say-doctors Doctors tell of understaffed services, with patients missing hospital appointments due to clerical errors or lack of escort NHS doctors working in prisons have warned that the conditions in which they operate are so unsafe that the services …
Announcing the End Toxic Prisons Tour – Autumn 2017! This Autumn, the Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons from the US will be touring the UK with Community Action on Prison Expansion. We need you to help organise tour dates in …
This article was originally published in the second issue of ‘Whirlwind’ a new Earth First Zine, included in the handbook for this year’s Earth First Gathering. For as long as there have been prisons there have been people fighting against …
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-40669599 Campaigners opposing plans for a “super prison” housing 1,000 inmates in East Yorkshire said the site would leave them feeling “very vulnerable”. Outline planning permission has been approved by East Riding Council for a £91m Category C jail …
Source: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/multi-million-pound-prison-revamp-in-129278/ The multi-million pound development of Rochester Prison has been delayed by at least two years and still may not happen then. Despite Justice Secretary Liz Truss announcing in March the prison will temporarily close so it can be …
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-40657742 A rise in the number of violent and self harm incidents at Parc Prison could be linked to the smoking ban, a review has found. The report said the ban at the Bridgend site had been well-managed and …
Source: http://www.wigantoday.net/news/mega-prison-campaigners-hold-protest-outside-planning-meeting-1-8657627 Campaigners against proposals to massively expand HMP Hindley took their demands to the elected members who will ultimately say yes or no. The group trying to prevent the building of a so-called mega-prison at HMP Hindley, now called …
Source: http://www.wigantoday.net/news/mega-prison-campaigners-hold-protest-outside-planning-meeting-1-8657627 Campaigners against proposals to massively expand HMP Hindley took their demands to the elected members who will ultimately say yes or no. The group trying to prevent the building of a so-called mega-prison at HMP Hindley, now called …