Peter Dawson

Peter Dawson is Deputy Director of the Prison Reform Trust. He was governor of HMP Downview and HMP High Down between 2005 and 2012.

Solitary confinement and avoidable harm

Enforced isolation makes people ill and increases the risk of self harm. For one former governor a new report from the Prison Reform Trust is uncomfortable reading.

By Peter Dawson

/ 17 Dec 2015