Megan Morris wrote this article on behalf of The View Magazine, UK.
Krish Patel, founder of Tales to Inspire, believes that stories have the power to change how we see education. His podcast and community project began in 2019, after a series of marathons and a chance meeting with a friend who had been living on…
At HMP Bronzefield, Britain’s largest women’s prison, tragedy has become routine. Just weeks ago, Toni, a transgender man incarcerated at the privately run facility, took his own life. Behind the walls of a prison managed by Sodexo Limited— a French catering and facilities giant — lives are being lost, safeguarding is failing, and families are left with unanswered…
On behalf of the women enduring neglect and abuse inside HMP Bronzefield, we wrote directly to His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons. Our letter was clear: enough women have already died. It is time to place Bronzefield under immediate special measures and withdraw Sodexo’s contract.
What we laid out was not hearsay. It was detailed,…
25 year old Toni Asik, a trans man, tragically died while in the care of Sodexo Limited, the private company running HMP Bronzefield. Toni, was consistently misgendered and mistreated by staff at the prison. Despite repeatedly disclosing that he was suicidal, he was placed in the prison’s “healthcare” unit, a wing known for housing women…
