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‘I drew it’: How a local artist brought to life the vision for the Holloway prison’s site Women’s Building
Niki Gibbs, a local resident and board member for Community Plan for Holloway (CP4H), is one of many who have been campaigning for a Women’s Building on the Holloway Prison redevelopment site.
The women behind Holloway’s bars
On 15 November 2015, then-Chancellor George Osborne announced that HMP Holloway, the biggest women’s prison in Western Europe, and the only one in London,...
Holloway Prison site must be 50% “affordable”, rules London Mayor
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed plans by Islington council to ensure the redevelopment of Holloway Prison will include at least 50% “affordable housing”.
His...
Holloway prison closure possible factor in death of relocated inmate
The closure of Holloway Prison caused significant stress to prisoners, and was a possible factor in the subsequent death of a relocated inmate, a...
Echoes of Holloway Prison – Memories of a prison’s past
Former staff and inmates of Holloway Prison are sharing their memories of the jail in a series of oral histories, films, and workshops.
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Islington library a step closer to suffragette rebrand
A local councillor has endorsed Jeremy Corbyn’s suggestion to rename the John Barnes Library to commemorate the suffragette movement. But she says there are...