How a troubled prison reached breaking point
How a troubled prison reached breaking pointImage source, David Goddard/GettyImage caption, HMP Lowdham Grange is a Category B jail in NottinghamshireByLiam BarnesEast MidlandsPublished2 hours agoHMP Lowdham Grange is located about 10 miles north-east of Nottingham. The Sodexo takeover from Serco was a landmark moment, given it was the first time one private operator had taken over from another in England and Wales.But the transition wasn't smooth. A number of prevention of future death reports - a mechanism used by coroners to highlight areas where action is needed to stop similar deaths happening again - have been issued in relation to deaths at the prison.These include:Nigel Saunders, who died in November 2018.
- ▪How a troubled prison reached breaking pointImage source, David Goddard/GettyImage caption, HMP Lowdham Grange is a Category B jail in NottinghamshireByLiam BarnesEast MidlandsPublished2 hours agoHMP Lowdham Grange is located about 10 miles
- ▪The Sodexo takeover from Serco was a landmark moment, given it was the first time one private operator had taken over from another in England and Wales.But the transition wasn't smooth.
- ▪A number of prevention of future death reports - a mechanism used by coroners to highlight areas where action is needed to stop similar deaths happening again - have been issued in relation to deaths at the prison.These include:Nigel Saunde
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How a troubled prison reached breaking pointImage source, David Goddard/GettyImage caption, HMP Lowdham Grange is a Category B jail in NottinghamshireByLiam BarnesEast MidlandsPublished2 hours agoHMP Lowdham Grange is located about 10 miles north-east of Nottingham. Despite its sedate rural surroundings, operations at the Category B jail have been far from serene, with people describing a picture of chaos following the first private-to-private transfer of a prison in England and Wales.Issues didn't end there, with safety at the prison becoming such a concern that the government had to step in - and has remained at the helm ever since.And despite some improvements, families of inmates past and present have said problems at the prison persist.What were conditions like before the change in…
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