HMP Winchester, a Victorian-era prison holding around 690 inmates, was branded one of the most unsafe jails in the country by HM deputy chief inspector Martin Lomas as he issued an urgent ...

Winchester Prison was described as "unsafe" after a visit by HM Inspectorate of Prisons in October. The Howard League for Penal Reform said the full inspection report, released earlier ...

INSPECTORS who made an unannounced visit to a Hampshire prison found drug use, debt, rising violence, self-harm and men locked in their cells for up to 22 hours a day. HMP Winchester is a reception ...

A prison is so "dilapidated" an inmate was able to remove his own cell door, an inspection has found. A watchdog has called for Winchester prison, a category B jail in Hampshire, to be put into ...

Winchester Prison (Image: Newsquest ... “I had family members coming to me on visits concerned that the staff were paying other prisoners to commit violence against their family members.

HM Prison Winchester has ‘high levels of violence’ and is damaged (Picture: PA) A watchdog has called for Winchester prison to be put into emergency measures after finding it was so damaged ...

On a visit to the prison ... Image caption, Southampton manager Russell Martin held a coaching session at Winchester Prison's gym Another inmate whose name has also been changed, Andy, said ...

Officers working at Winchester Prison were pictured enjoying themselves in the pub next door before heading back on shift last week. Eight to nine staff members, ‘including at least one ...