Union chief calls for ‘supermax-style’ jails as assaults on staff triple over 10 years
Union chief calls for ‘supermax-style’ jails as assaults on staff triple over 10 years
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Longer sentences, overcrowding and inexperienced staff cited as factors in ‘rising tensions’ in prisons
Prison chiefs accused of appeasing criminals in guidance relating to deployment of stun guns
Justice Secretary ramps up measures to protect officers from upsurge in violence from ‘pernicious prisoners with malevolent…
The Government’s risky measures to tackle overcrowding could result in an even more lawless Britain
Eleven prisoners have died while ministers drag their heels over legally required fire safety measures in overcrowded British…
Prison chief places HMP Swaleside in special measures after six inmates were assaulted or stabbed on their first night in the jail
