Thursday, February 23, 2006

Prison Struggling To Meet Demands / News Shopper, 22 Feb 2006

http://digbig.com/4gknn
"ONE of the country's highest profile prisons has been criticised in an independent report. According to the report Belmarsh jail, in Western Way, Thamesmead, is 'struggling to meet the demands' of its 'diverse population'. The dossier, compiled by the prisons' Independent Monitoring Board, says the level of care given to mental health patients is 'unacceptable'. It also criticises the 'disgraceful' delay between deaths in custody and coroner's inquests."