Young offenders at HMP Swinfen Hall have been stabbed, ‘dehumanised’ and are ‘becoming more violent’ in order to survive, according to a recent article published in The Guardian. 

Three mothers of serving prisoners have shared their fears for the safety of their sons, following a growing number of violent disturbances at the prison. The article makes reference to stabbings, gang fights, beatings and attacks on prison officers. 

“He hears the guards preparing to open his door and he gets ready, gets his trainers on, because he has to be instantly prepared to fight. Attacks happen that quickly. It has happened to him before. 

I don’t want him out of jail. He is in there to learn a lesson. But he is not being rehabilitated. In fact, he is getting more violent because that’s the only way he can survive.”

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