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Prisons in England and Wales record rapid rise in drones delivering drugs

Exclusive: tenfold increase in drone incidents since 2020 leads MPs to call for urgent action over security concerns

The Guardian - UK

Court delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to plead guilty’ in England and Wales

Exclusive: Some inmates being advised to change plea to secure earlier release as backlog spirals, watchdogs say

The Guardian - UK

Inside HMP Wandsworth: How Daniel Khalife’s escape reveals ‘shocking’ prison chaos

It was revealed two guards checked the truck that Daniel Khalife escaped under

The Independent UK

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Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape

Khalife made his escape in September last year, while being held on remand over spy charges, by strapping himself underneath a food delivery lorry.

Evening Standard

Drones could bring guns into prisons in England and Wales, watchdog fears

Exclusive: Chief inspector says drones are ‘number one concern’ amid ‘inadequate’ Prison Service response

The Guardian - UK

Hydebank Wood seeing outcomes at ‘highest achievable level’ for first time

But an independent inspection of the young offenders centre and women’s prison expressed concern around safeguarding.

The Independent UK

Violence and self-harm soar at scandal-hit migrant centre Brook House, report finds

At least 20 detainees at immigration removal centre Brook House were released homeless in the past year

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Health services at ‘breaking point’ as self-harm rises at immigration centre

Fights and assaults on staff at Brook House immigration removal centre have increased more than five-fold, inspectors warned.

The Independent UK

Smell of rat urine ‘overpowering’ at squalid and failing prison, says watchdog

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor detailed his findings in a report published on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Security audit found ’81 points of failure’ at Wandsworth prison after escape

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to escaping from HMP Wandsworth.

Evening Standard

Stolen mops and brooms used to collect drugs from drones at Lancashire prison

One inmate says stream of drones at HMP Garth is like ‘an airport’, according to chief inspector of prisons

The Guardian - UK

Strangeways jail put in emergency measures over ‘catastrophic’ levels of drugs and violence

Inspectors ‘shocked’ at level of decline at ‘fundamentally unsafe’ and vermin-infested Manchester prison

The Independent UK

Children in youth offender institutions in England denied access to education, report finds

Joint review by chief of Ofsted and prisons chief inspector discovers children kept in cells to avoid conflict

The Guardian - UK

Russell Martin rues lack of ‘fight’ as Bournemouth sink shaky Southampton

Bournemouth beat Southampton 3-1 via goals from Evanilson, Dango Ouattara and Antoine Semenyo, despite the brief threat of a second-half comeback

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The Independent UK

HMP Brixton: Inspection finds catalogue of failings at one of UK’s most overcrowded jails

Inspectors warn of ‘appalling’ conditions and failures to take basic steps to reduce inmates’ potential risk to public

The Guardian - UK

Nearly half of prisoners at HMP Brixton tell watchdog it is easy to obtain drugs

Report finds prison is failing to prepare inmates for release and hundreds of prisoners have substance abuse problems

The Guardian - UK

‘Prisons need reform’: service lets down those who need help, freed inmates say

As former prisoners share their experiences, experts warn that lack of rehabilitation means many in England and Wales will reoffend

The Independent UK

Probation officers brace for ‘ticking time bomb’ as 1,700 prisoners freed early

Police chiefs warn officers have been plunged into ‘storm’ not of their making

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The Independent UK

‘Brutalising’ state of prisons fundamentally undermining efforts to make society safer, warns chief inspector

Chief inspector issues dire warning on state of country’s prisons as 1,700 inmates freed early to ease crisis

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘binned’ solution to prisons crisis as prime minister, claims Dominic Cummings

Former Tory adviser says the problem in jails was predicted ‘years ago’ and was also ignored by ex-PMs Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

Get out of jail free: 1,700 prisoners released early - amid warnings some 'certain' to reoffend

Chief inspector of probation says it is ‘a certainty that some will reoffend’

The Guardian - UK

Rochester prison given urgent notification after ‘systemic failure and decline’

It is the first time such notification has been given to a category C prison focusing on training and resettlement

Evening Standard

‘Shocking’ chaos at HMP Wandsworth was ‘in plain view of leaders’, report finds

The Ministry of Justice said it was deploying extra specialist staff and redirecting £100 million to the scandal-hit prison.

Evening Standard

‘Shocking’ HMP Wandsworth to get £100million and extra staff amid scandals

Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, found failures in leadership ‘at every level’ at the south London jail in damning report

The Guardian - UK

HMP Wandsworth had seven inmate suicides in past year, report finds

Prison hit by scandals over high-profile escape and officer-prisoner sex is to be given £100m and extra specialist staff

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