General view of HM Prison Liverpool as around 1,700 inmates are expected to be let out early in an attempt to ease overcrowding in prisons, September 10, 2024
PRISONS need a complete reset as inmates are being “warehoused” in “brutalising” conditions, reformers have urged.
This follows a warning issued by the prisons watchdog that some of those released early will “inevitably” reoffend.
About 1,700 prisoners were released on Tuesday from jails across England and Wales under plans to cut overcrowding, in addition to some 1,000 prisoners normally freed each week.
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society
AN “alarming” ingress of drugs at a prison led to the most inmate deaths in Wales and England last year, inspectors reveal today.
