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Despair & chaos - What's going on in Wandsworth Prison?

It's the UK's second biggest jail, and you may remember was the scene of an alleged escape by Daniel Khalife last year.

Now - the prisons watchdog has called for Wandsworth prison to be put into emergency measures - amid concerns over failings in security and severe problems with overcrowding, drugs, violence and self-harm.

The prison鈥檚 governor, Katie Price, resigned during the inspection earlier this week.

The Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor has issued an "urgent notification" about conditions there - to the Justice Secretary Alex Chalk.

So what's it really like inside HMP Wandsworth? And what can be done to change the "chaotic" conditions?

麻豆社 Radio London's Riz Lateef has been finding out.

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