May Day Against Maypole
Maypole Ltd is a company that uses prison labour to make trailer boards for stores like Blacks and Millets. Prisoners are paid between £6 – £25
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Prisoners kept in ‘squalid cells with glass missing from windows’
Prisoners were left exposed to the elements in “squalid” cells with windows missing glass, a highly critical report has revealed. A programme of window repairs was
Continue ReadingClaim of self-harm epidemic in Scottish prisons
Source: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15182297.Claim_of_self_harm_epidemic_in_Scottish_prisons/?ref=rss JUSTICE SECRETARY Michael Matheson has been warned of a “self-harm epidemic” in Scotland‘s prisons after incidents jumped 70 per cent in three years. Scottish
Continue ReadingUK has highest number of prisoners in European Union
Source: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2017/03/14/uk-has-highest-number-of-prisoners-in-european-union/ The UK has the highest prison population in the European Union, according to a major new study. There were a total of 95,629 people
Continue Reading‘Two fires a week’ at West Yorkshire prisons
Source: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/two-fires-a-week-at-west-yorkshire-prisons-1-8438172 Figures from the Ministry of Justice have revealed there were 129 fires in West Yorkshire prisons over the past year – the equivalent of
Continue ReadingJobs for Prisoners – Businesses whitewashing prison slavery
Relevant information for prison labour campaigners in bold. Source: http://www.cbi.org.uk/businessvoice/latest/jobs-for-prisoners/ Businesses are helping offenders to build a positive future in employment, one step towards preventing reoffending
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Prisoners evacuated from HM Guys Marsh in Dorset after fire is started ‘by inmate on roof’
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hm-guys-marsh-prison-dorset-fire-started-inmate-on-roof-a7624081.html Dozens of inmates have been evacuated from HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset after a fire broke out. Reports said the fire was started by
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Strangeways protester Stuart Horner jailed for nine years for causing more than £1m of damage
Repression against prisoners fighting for better conditions – we stand in solidarity with Stuart Horner. Source: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/strangeways-protester-stuart-horner-jailed-12719653 But because Horner, 37, from Benchill, is already serving
Continue ReadingAnti-prison protesters target new Wrexham super jail as first criminals are locked up
Protest organised by IWOC WISE-RA and the CAPE Campaign. Source: http://www.cape-campaign.org/anti-prison-protesters-target-new-wrexham-super-jail-as-first-criminals-are-locked-up/ Opponents claim jails are not working, but crime boss Arfon Jones said ‘acid test’ was
Continue ReadingDoubling number of ex-prisoners in work or training ‘may save at least £1bn’
With Truss putting unemployment as a key factor behind 50% being back behind bars within a year of release (rather than austere license conditions that anyone
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