Brinsford YO Prison bad report

Brinsford YO Prison bad report Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

G5A6XR

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6.4 MB (176 KB Compressed download)

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1817 x 1228 px | 30.8 x 20.8 cm | 12.1 x 8.2 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

28 February 2001

Location:

Wolverhampton UK

Photographer:

David Jones

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A warder patrols a corridor in Brinsford Young Offenders Prison, outside Wolverhampton, which is the subject of a Chief Inspector of Prisons report in which Sir David Ramsbotham branded the institution a "disgrace". * ...after an inspection showed a "breathtaking level of neglect and lack of understanding" towards inmates. Sir David said the inspection of HMYOI Brinsford was one of the most disturbing his team have had to conduct, describing conditions as a "stain" on the Prison Service. * 28/2/2001 of a warder patroling a corridor in Brinsford Young Offenders Prison, outside Wolverhampton. Brinsford was given a glowing report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons, 12 months after it was described as a disgrace for showing a breathtaking level of neglect and lack of understanding towards inmates. Sir David Ramsbotham said an unannounced inspection in May this year of HMYOI Brinsford, found the atmosphere to be transformed with improvements in both staff and management plus the care and welfare of inmates.

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