Female prisons have a self-harm rate 8.5 times higher than male jails, as women experience a lack of basic care - including a bizarre rule that bans them from putting dirty underwear in washing ...
Female prisons have a self-harm rate 8.5 times higher than male jails, as women experience a lack of "basic care" - including a "bizarre rule" that bans them from putting dirty underwear in ...
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Inspectors have revealed “deeply depressing” findings into female prisons as rates of self-harm are 8.5 times higher than male jails, including a “bizarre rule” set to be changed that does not allow ...
A lack of “basic care” for women in prisons causes such distress that some inmates resort to harming themselves, inspectors have warned amid rising levels of self-harm in jails. Inspectors ...