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The Guardian view on dangerous prisons: Wandsworth’s failure is one of many

Editorial: The chief inspector’s latest warning makes it clear that problems go right to the top of the prison service

The Guardian - UK

Government triggers crisis measure to ease prison overcrowding

Exclusive: Operation Safeguard confirmed by Ministry of Justice after damning report on conditions in one of UK’s biggest jails

The Guardian - UK

Prisons ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as inmates forced to share single cells

Longer sentences and court backlogs push 25% of prisoners in England and Wales into shared cells, adding to drug-use and violence

The Guardian - UK

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Manchester United 1-1 Burnley, Sheffield United relegated after rout – as it happened

Clockwatch: It was the end of the road for Sheffield United, but André Onana’s late clanger at Old Trafford boosted Burnley’s survival bid. Scott Murray was watching

The Guardian - UK

‘Cell, street, repeat’: Thousands of prisoners being set up to fail with release into homelessness

About 600 people leave prison without accommodation every month

The Independent UK

Chief prisons inspector: Overcrowding is a ticking time bomb

Exclusive: Last-ditch government plans to free up cells not enough to prevent overcrowding problem from ‘blowing up’, prisons watchdog warns

The Independent UK

Hwang on target as Wolves bring Burnley crashing back to reality

A first-half goal from Hwang Hee-chan gave Wolves a 1-0 win against a Burnley side who had beaten Sheffield United 5-0 on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

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Jeremy Hunt’s budget cuts spark fears of ‘existential threat’ to English councils

Furious council leaders warn chancellor that austerity measures could force ‘flagship blue counties’ to go bankrupt

The Guardian - UK

Child prisons in England and Wales ‘significantly more violent’ than adult jails

Chief inspector says levels of hostility and self-harm rising across young offender institutions

The Guardian - UK

Young offender institutions ‘more violent than adult jails’ – prisons inspector

HM Inspectorate of Prisons published two new reports which it said ‘paint a bleak picture of youth custody in England and Wales’.

The Independent UK

Youth prisons more violent than adult male jails as assaults soar, inspections chief warns

One young offenders institution called in trained dog handlers and pyrotechnics to diffuse violent disorder

The Independent UK

Bedford Prison in ‘urgent’ need of improvement, inspectors warn

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said ‘this latest inspection is a damning indictment of the state of prisons’.

The Independent UK

Urgent warning over ‘squalid overcrowded’ prison where inmate escaped on stolen bike

Inspection is ‘damning indictment of the state of prisons’ in England and Wales, HM Inspector says

The Independent UK

Kompany wedded to style of play but statistics do not bode well for Burnley

Clarets face struggle to avoid relegation after becoming the first English top flight side to lose their opening six home matches

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The Independent UK

Vincent Kompany incensed by decision not to review handball in Bournemouth loss

Video assistant referee David Coote spent six minutes reviewing an offside but failed to check a late handball appeal.

The Independent UK

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola claims maiden Premier League win over Burnley

Video assistant referee David Coote needed six minutes before he decided to rule out a late effort by Jay Rodriguez.

The Independent UK

Prison nurse and inmate lover among 16 jailed for ‘flooding’ jail with drugs

Affair was at heart of what’s believed to be UK’s biggest-ever prison drugs conspiracy

The Independent UK

Suicide and violence in prisons rise by nearly 25%, as self-harm hits all-time high among women prisoners

‘Incredibly concerning’ figures symptomatic of ‘enormous strain’ on prisons, chief inspector tells The Independent

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The Independent UK

Drones used to give drugs to inmates after they develop habit in jail

Nearly a quarter of prisoners at HMP Lindholme had developed drug problems in jail, with drones being used to bring them inside prison gates

The Independent UK

Migrants sexually harassed and injured in ‘unsafe’ Home Office detention centre

Almost half of those held at Yarl’s Wood removal centre have had suicidal thoughts

The Independent UK

Criminals may be freed early to ease overcrowding as prison crisis laid bare

Dire warning from the chief of UK prison governors who tells The Independent the ‘nuclear button could be pressed very soon’

The Guardian - UK

Prisons struggle to keep staff as officers leave for Border Force and police

Many opt for ‘less stressful’ jobs at ports and airports, while senior officers say young staff quit as they don’t like to be without phones

The Guardian - UK

Criminal gangs in UK sending recruits to train as prison officers, union warns

Exclusive: POA says corrupt officers are then used for sole purpose of smuggling in drugs and phones

The Independent UK

Record number of trials adjourned over failure to bring suspects from prison to court

Exclusive: Defendants stuck in custody vans miles from court while victims, witnesses, lawyers and police spend wasted hours awaiting them at ‘untold’ cost

The Independent UK

Young inexperienced prison officers at risk of ‘grooming’ from most dangerous criminals

Exclusive: Nearly a third of prison officers at category A, high-security jails have fewer than three years of experience

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