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Accidental release of migrant sex offender is sign of a ‘broken’ justice system, minister says

Steve Reed called for criminal justice system to be ‘rebuilt from bottom up’ after mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl

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Mistakenly freeing prisoners ‘more common because of changes to release’

The chief inspector of prisons’ comments come after it emerged that sex offender Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

The Independent UK

Jail with highest number of suspected suicides ‘putting vulnerable inmates at risk’ due to overcrowding

‘Inadequate’ support is leaving prisoners at risk after 16 self-inflicted deaths in three years at HMP Leeds, inspector warns

The Independent UK

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Revealed: The eye-watering cost of letting prisons crumble

SPECIAL REPORT : The ageing prison estate is in a dire condition after years of neglect, but the cost of outsourcing basic repairs is spiralling out of control, with shower upgrades in one prison set to cost taxpayers £7.8m, Amy-Clare Martin reports

The Independent UK

Education cuts in prisons ultimately endanger the public, watchdog says

Charlie Taylor hits out at risk of real-terms spending cuts in prisons in England and Wales derailing work to break cycle of reoffending

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner trapped on abolished indefinite jail term took his own life after government refused to resentence him

Keith Gadd, 60, died in prison 13 years over his original tariff with no family left to contact

The Independent UK

Highest number of prisons found to be of ‘serious concern’

Figures show 22 jails – 18.5% – were given the lowest ranking in the year to March.

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Prisoners let out ‘in error’ or held illegally beyond their release date in ‘squalid’ prison, watchdog warns

Inspector issues urgent notification over mice and cockroach infested HMP Pentonville after staff monitoring suicidal inmates caught sleeping on the job

The Independent UK

Cockroach-infested London prison held inmates illegally

The chief inspector of prisons also said the backlog in sentencing calculations at HMP Pentonville has seen some prisoners freed early.

Evening Standard

Cockroach-infested jail put into special measures for illegally detaining prisoners

Inmates had been kept in prison after their release date because staff “failed to calculate sentences accurately”

The Independent UK

Drugs smuggled by drone undermining rehabilitation in prisons, watchdog warns

Chief inspector says jails in England and Wales are overwhelmed by contraband, overcrowding and lack of staff

The Guardian - UK

Overwhelming levels of drugs destabilising prisons, watchdog warns

The chief inspector of prisons revealed ‘frightening’ blades including a zombie knife was also suspected of being dropped into prison by a drone.

Evening Standard

Drugs and dilapidated, dirty accommodation concerns at HMP Ranby, probe finds

The men’s category C prison in Retford, Nottinghamshire, was inspected in February.

Evening Standard

Cramped Victorian prisons limiting rehabilitation, chief inspector says

Charlie Taylor says old, overcrowded jails in England and Wales were never designed for education and training

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Use of pepper spray authorised at young offender institutions in England and Wales

Decision by Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, means Pava spray could be used on children as young as 15

The Independent UK

Moment drink driver who faked car theft after crash is caught out by his own dashcam

A drink driver was captured on dashcam crashing his car and plotting to report a fake car theft.

Evening Standard

Positive drug test results at HMP Styal highest in women’s estate – inspectors

The rate of self-harm was the second highest at HMP Styal of all 12 women’s prisons.

The Independent UK

Four in ten who took their lives in prison were denied adequate healthcare

Exclusive: The scale of prison neglect uncovered as figures show almost half of prisoners who took their own lives didn’t get the care they are entitled to

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‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says

Inspectorate points to challenges including ban on using washing machines for knickers and difficulties with family contact

The Independent UK

Lack of basic care for women in prison leading to self-harm, inspector warns

Chief prisons inspector Charlie Taylor urged for more to be done urgently to help women behind bars cope.

The Independent UK

Prison staffing crisis laid bare as complaints about officer behaviour surge to worst levels in at least a decade

Exclusive: Chief inspector warns training regime for new recruits insufficient to meet challenges of role

The Guardian - UK

‘Beefed up’ organised crime unit to target prison gangs in England and Wales

Prisons minister says team’s work is being expanded, as he voices concern about drone use and corruption of officers

The Independent UK

Warning drones could be used to lift prisoners out of jails to escape

Experts likened a high-security jail to an airport because there were so many drones flying in drugs

Evening Standard

Drones could lift inmates out of jails to escape, prison officers say

A watchdog has said deliveries of drugs and weapons to prison by drone are a national security threat.

The Guardian - UK

Drones flying into jails in England and Wales are national security threat, says prisons watchdog

Chief inspector of prisons issues warning after surge in weapons and drugs flown into high-security facilities in England and Wales

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