Inspectors warn of worsening conditions for mentally ill inmates

Prisoners at high-security unit face ‘unacceptable’ delays in being transferred to hospitalMentally ill prisoners in the largest high-security jail in the UK face “totally unacceptable” delays in being transferred to a secure hospital, leading to a further deterioration in their conditions, inspectors have said.Inmates with severe illnesses in HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, which has held some of the country’s most high-profile sex offenders and murderers, were not receiving the care they needed, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) said. Continue reading…
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