HMP Wandsworth had seven inmate suicides in past year, report finds

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1. That’s surprising. I thought the prison officers were taking extra special care of them in that prison.

2. This opinion has always been controversial, but I think that after a trial/conviction inmates should not be prevented from suicide if they choose.

   Everybody wins.

   Edit: don’t just downvote, please explain the downside to this if you see one.

3. 44% of prisoners using drugs? Must be significant corruption among wardens, much bigger problem than one office having sex with an inmate.

4. It’s always been a problem at Wandsworth.

   In the past, I don’t know if it still is, but Wandsworth used to have higher suicide risk due to the prison being a dispersal prison. Convicts would arrive there directly after sentencing, which definely increases suicide risk. Once prisoners are allocated to a serving prison the suicide risk goes significantly down.

5. Well if noone else is gonna say it…

   Frees up 7 places right?

6. Suicides? Or “suicides”

   I’m putting my conspiracy hat on despite knowing nothing about wandsworth or the dead inmates. It’s more fun this way