Overcrowded Welsh prisons putting safety at risk, say MPs

The challenges in Welsh prisons are undermining the safety of staff and prisoners, MPs warn.
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Outdated and overcrowded: How the UK’s prisons compare to Europe

Emergency measures have been introduced by the Justice Secretary in order to prevent the prisons system from reaching full capacity by November. Shabana Mahmood introduced plans on Wednesday to ...

Inmate died in fire and another almost lost leg to spider in UK’s packed prisons

At one Young Offender Institutes, 50 of the 100 boys held there found to be carrying weapons in just one month.
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LISTEN | Dirco blunder leaves SA MPs locked out of UK prisons

South African MPs from the portfolio committees on correctional services and social development were unable to visit UK ...
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Healthcare provision in prisons: an ongoing challenge

Across the UK, there is little doubt that the provision of healthcare in prisons has changed significantly over the last 30 ...
THE WEEK

How drugs became ‘endemic’ in UK prisons

The drugs crisis in English and Welsh prisons has reached “endemic” levels, “fostering a dangerous culture of acceptance that must be broken”, said the House of Commons Justice Committee. The prison ...