An inquiry into allegations that a woman who suffered a miscarriage in a prison was forced to clean up after herself has found no disciplinary action was needed. The woman lost her baby at Peterborough Prison, run by private firm Sodexo.
A Sodexo inquiry found she had received the same care she would have received outside prison. Shadow justice minister Jenny Chapman said she had serious concerns about the inquiry and doubted its conclusions.
"It is difficult to believe she has received the same care as she would outside prison - such as pain relief, support and counselling," she said.
Leicester Crown Court heard in December that the woman was left to clean up after herself while the foetus remained in her cell, after the miscarriage in November.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-25780733
Sodexo investigated itself and found no fault with itself - no surprise there.
Melanie Shaw, child abuse survivor and whistleblower, has recently been released on bail from the Peterborough prison run by Sodexo. She reported to Neon Nettle how prisoners` basic health needs were often ignored and she herself had not been given treatment for a leg ulcer which had deteriorated badly.
A woman in a neighbouring cell was given an injection and then had a miscarriage. Many of the women in prison have been through the care system and are particularly vulnerable.
http://www.neonnettle.com/features/350-jailed-whistleblower-melanie-shaw-exposes-prison-human-rights-abuses
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