What are UK womens prisons really like?
Here is a report by one of the prison inspectors whilst visiting HMP Holloway. At Holloway, women inmates had poor access to showers and parts of the jail were plagued by cockroaches, the inspectors reported. Staff suspected some units were also infested with lice and fleas, the report added. Ms Owers told BBC Breakfast: “We cannot carry on holding difficult and damaged children in situations where they are likely to be further damaged. “There are prisons which can give them better conditions than Holloway.” The inspection was made last July, when the prison held 12 girls aged under 18 and a further 53 young women aged 18 to 21. Martin Narey I’m delighted that today’s report recognised a lot of good things about Holloway which is a place I am absolutely certain is on the mend Martin Narey Prison Service In total, there were 181 recommendations for improvements at the jail, although some areas such as drug treatment and the mother and baby unit were praised. The director general of the
