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 ...

The review detailed how many prison officers are inexperienced and lack training, and end up in a “vicious cycle” where they spend a lot of time helping women in crisis that they are unable to ...

In a report published on Wednesday following a review of four jails, chief prisons inspector Charlie Taylor urged for more to be done urgently to help women behind bars cope. The review detailed how ...

Mrs Long said delays in the justice system, with women locked up for crimes committed years ago, could be one explanation.