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Lockdown report reveals HMP Maidstone inmates confined to cell for 23 hours a day with higher number of self-harm incidents

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on July 07, 2020

An inspection of a Kent prison during lockdown has revealed inmates have been confined to their cells for 23 hours a day and had no face-to-face contact with the outside world for at least 12 weeks.The report has also highlighted a "self-inflicted death" at HMP Maidstone since the restrictions came into force. An inquest opening heard the inmate was found suspended, but the hearing is yet to confirm the full circumstances around how the prisoner died.

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5 Things Only a Mother of an Addict Will Understand By Colleen Marlett

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on July 07, 2020

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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Addresses Alarming Coronavirus Spikes In Prisons And Jails, Urges Depopulating Facilities To Avoid Spread Of COVID-19

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 22, 2020

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How to Motivate a Loved One to Recover From Addiction By Colleen Marlett

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 22, 2020

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San Quentin: outcry after Covid-19 cases at California prison triple in two weeks

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 19, 2020

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Sterling Jarnagin Letter Envelope Art

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 17, 2020

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Miami prison officer charged after video shows him slapping inmate in the back of the head

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 16, 2020

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How to Explain Your Recovery to Your Children By Nicole Arzt

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 13, 2020

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Inmate dies at Chuckawalla Valley, site of worst coronavirus outbreak in prison system

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 13, 2020

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How Addiction Impacts Your Child’s Worldview By Elizabeth Seward

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 11, 2020

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200 Chino inmates transferred to San Quentin, Corcoran. Why weren’t they tested first?

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 10, 2020

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Ladies Locked Down, Improving Mental Health - By Alison Henderson FRSA

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 08, 2020

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3 Things I Wish I Told My Loved One in Active Addiction By Toshia Humphries

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 08, 2020

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Prison nurse busted sneaking £500,000 drugs stash into Doncaster jail

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 08, 2020

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Prison war zone: Guards spray inmates with tear gas to break up massive brawl at Sydney's notorious Long Bay jail

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 08, 2020

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Why Family Members Also Need a Recovery Plan By Tori Utley

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 06, 2020

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Prisoner 'protesting' on the roof of HMP Northumberland surrounded by security staff

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 06, 2020

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Partnership sees men serving time at Lichfield prison work with charity to bring neglected bikes back to use for key workers

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 05, 2020

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Prison Art - Feature Post - By Prison Widow UK

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 05, 2020

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Self-harm total among Styal Prison inmates topped 2,000 last year

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 05, 2020

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Coronavirus is rife in Welsh prisons despite prisoners being locked in cells for 23 hours a day

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 05, 2020

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4 Ways to Support Your Loved One Through a Relapse By Tori Utley

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 05, 2020

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Prison visits with my Bella - By Thunder - inmate at WA

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 05, 2020

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COVID19 and the struggles being a prisoner's wife - By 'Sharon' via email

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 05, 2020

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Why Addicts Use Denial as a Defense Mechanism By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 04, 2020

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Prison visits could resume in July in England and Wales

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 04, 2020

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US prisoner starts his own TikTok cooking show from his cell

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 04, 2020

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Federal Prisons on Lockdown For Second Time in US History Amid George Floyd Protests

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 03, 2020

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Mass testing at N.C. prison reveals 30 more COVID-19 cases

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 02, 2020

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Promoted Blog - Sterling Thunder Jarnagin currently serving a life sentence at Washington State Prison

Posted by Stuart Admin at Prison Widow UK on June 02, 2020

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Bears Behind Bars - By Gus Turner

Posted by Prison Widow Global on June 01, 2020

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Prison release schemes almost impossible to deliver, says watchdog

Posted by Prison Widow Global on May 31, 2020

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Suicides on Lockdown? What does the system expect? From a prisoner's wife

Posted by Prison Widow Global on May 31, 2020

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Dear Prison Widow.

During the pandemic, I lost my job due to cuts.
My husband is in prison, serving quite a lengthy sentence, and like many others has been on lockdown.
Usually, I make sure he always has the essentials for canteen and money for phone calls.
As we have heard so many times, prisoners and their families are strongly encouraged to maintain family ties. Which is all well and good, but it comes at a price.
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