Rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding
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Rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/19/rise-in-prison-suicides-prompts-calls-to-tackle-overcrowding By Ben Quinn Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year The number of suicides among prisoners this year has already exceeded 2017’s death toll, prompting penal reform campaigners to renew calls for urgent action to tackle overcrowding. The latest suicide, that of a man…

Mental health group calls for improvements to HMP Grampian services
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Mental health group calls for improvements to HMP Grampian services

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/1588808/mental-health-group-calls-for-improvements-to-hmp-grampian-services/ By David Proctor at The Press and Journal A watchdog is calling for improvements to be made at a north-east super jail so inmates do not miss mental health appointments. Inspectors from the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland visited HMP Grampian in the summer. At the time of the inspection…

‘Spice epidemic in jails risk to nurses’
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‘Spice epidemic in jails risk to nurses’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44114297 By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent An epidemic of a laboratory-created cannabis substitute in UK prisons is putting nurses called in to treat inmates at risk, union leaders say. The Royal College of Nursing said it had members who had been left unwell after treating prisoners who had taken the illegal drug, known…

Young offenders deprived of psychology services amid ‘epidemic’ of mental health problems in prisons

Young offenders deprived of psychology services amid ‘epidemic’ of mental health problems in prisons

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/young-offenders-mental-health-crisis-prisons-children-custody-deprived-psychology-services-epidemic-a8098286.html By: May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent Exclusive: Children in custody left with urgent needs unmet due to reduced services in secure training centres — with one child left waiting more than seven months for mental health intervention Children in custody are facing a “significant shortfall” in mental health provision, with some given no access to psychology…