Poor healthcare in jails is killing inmates, says NHS watchdog

Poor healthcare in jails is killing inmates, says NHS watchdog Almost half England’s jails fail to provide adequate medical care to prisoners, says leaked briefing by Care Quality Commission. Almost half of England’s jails are providing inadequate medical care to inmates, whose health is being damaged by widespread failings, the NHS watchdog has told MPs in a scathing briefing leaked to the Observer.
Healthcare behind bars is so poor in some prisons that offenders die because staff do not respond properly to medical emergencies, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) says. Guardian