HMP Wandsworth labelled ‘inhumane’ after being found to be most overcrowded prison in UK
The chaos at the south-west London prison has been laid bare through a series of high-profile incidents in recent years
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NewsUKHome NewsHMP Wandsworth labelled ‘inhumane’ after being found to be most overcrowded prison in UKThe chaos at the south-west London prison has been laid bare through a series of high-profile incidents in recent yearsGeorge Lithgow & Ian JonesTuesday 28 April 2026 19:26 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966683","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hmp-wandsworth-prison-overcrowding-uk-b2966683.html","title":"‘Inhumane’ HMP Wandsworth is the most overcrowded prison in UK"}}open image in…
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