Dangerous culture of accepting drugs crisis in prisons must be broken – MPs

A general view of HMP Pentonville, north London (PA) - (PA Archive)

There is a dangerous culture of acceptance that must be broken over the “endemic levels” of drugs in prisons that endanger lives, a committee of MPs has warned.

Some 39% of prisoners find it easy to get drugs – and the use and trade of drugs are crippling the HM Prisons and Probation Service’s (HMPPS) ability to keep control and rehabilitate offenders, according to the Justice Committee.