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THE Tory legacy of chaos in England’s prisons has been further exposed in a damning report condemning “catastrophic” conditions at Wandsworth prison in London.
Suicides, violence, chronic overcrowding, understaffing, rodent infestation and widespread drug use are just some of the problems detailed in a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons published today.
In May, Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor wrote to then Conservative justice secretary Alex Chalk invoking an “urgent notification” demanding action.
MARK FAIRHURST highlights the main issues facing officers in a long neglected service, and raised by front-line delegates at POA conference last week, including understaffing, violence, bullying and the ongoing denial of workers’ right to strike