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With jails still at breaking point, releasing IPP prisoners could make all the difference

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Thanks to an intervention by Britain’s foremost prison governor, we must surely be counting the days until the nightmare for a cohort of people unjustly incarcerated is finally over

The Independent UK · Aug 26

Labour urged to find way to halt early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers

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The Independent UK · Aug 26

Prison chief warns Burnham: Have the courage to end indefinite jail terms scandal

Exclusive: Top prison governor warns rowing back on plans to release thousands of prisoners early risks leaving overcrowded prisons at breaking point

The Independent UK · Aug 26

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How viable are plans to free up prison space in England and Wales?

The PM is proposing three ways of increasing jail capacity – but none offer a quick or straightforward solution

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

Governors warn of increasing violence of ‘nothing-to-lose’ inmates attacking notorious prisoners

Longer sentences, overcrowding and inexperienced staff cited as factors in ‘rising tensions’ in prisons

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13

Inmates are having Mounjaro delivered to their cells using drones, says prison governor

At HMP Edinburgh flying delivery machines are regularly used to smuggle weapons, drugs and mobile phones into jails and now even weight loss jabs and tooth whitening strips

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025

Prisons in England and Wales to cut spending on education courses by up to 50%

Move comes despite election manifesto promises from Keir Starmer to improve ‘access to learning’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2025

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Prison officers in England and Wales to use pepper spray at young offender institutions

Move to allow use of Pava spray on children follows plans to trial Tasers in adult prisons after demands from prison officers’ union

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2025

Fears of unrest as PM considers open prisons for more offenders

Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025

MoJ plan to free up prison spaces set to fail ‘because cells being filled by rioters’

Prison governors’ leader urges ministers to consider further measures to cut jail population or build new cells

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

Prisons in England and Wales will be at ‘breaking point’ in July, governors told

Exclusive: heads of prisons say they will no longer be able to accept new inmates ‘very soon’ after 4 July election

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

Revealed: Just one in five prisons have enough riot officers in ‘scandalous’ shortage

Exclusive: Just 23 out of 109 prisons met their minimum ‘Tornado’ officer requirement, analysis shows

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

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