A prison watchdog report reveals a devastating failure at HMP Wandsworth: Aleksandras Maslennikovas, a 47-year-old Lithuanian inmate awaiting extradition, died by suicide despite clear warning signs. Staff closed his suicide monitoring just 16 hours after starting it — five days before his death — without investigating threats from other inmates or addressing his escalating mental health risks. No proper mental health assessment was conducted, and his increasingly erratic behavior, including cell damage and requests to move wings, went unaddressed. The ombudsman found staff failed to take meaningful action, marking the 14th suicide at Wandsworth since January 2020. The prison service claims improvements have since been made — but this case raises urgent questions about systemic neglect.
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