Drugs and drug-taking equipment
MANCHESTER prison faces a crackdown after a damning inspection revealed “catastrophic levels” of drugs, organised crime, high rates of violence and a rat infestation.
The prison, previously known as Strangeways, was found by HM Inspectorate of Prisons to be in desperate need of improvement.
Following an urgent notification issued at the beginning of October, the prison service published an action plan today, with proposals including the installation of a new CCTV system and netting to prevent drones dropping contraband into the jail.
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
AN “alarming” ingress of drugs at a prison led to the most inmate deaths in Wales and England last year, inspectors reveal today.
