On Wednesday, Mr Taylor issued an "urgent notification" about conditions at Wandsworth Prison. It followed an inspection which found that England's second largest prison is stricken with severe ...

He wrote: “For this troubled prison to begin to recover, Wandsworth needs permanent experienced leaders at all levels who are invested in the long-term future of the prison to improve security ...

The facility is an adult male-only prison and was built in 1851 - 172 years ago. Wandsworth was also the site of some 135 executions between 1878 and 1961. The last person to be executed there ...