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Nearly half of prisoners at HMP Brixton tell watchdog it is easy to obtain drugs

Report finds prison is failing to prepare inmates for release and hundreds of prisoners have substance abuse problems

The Guardian - UK

‘Prisons need reform’: service lets down those who need help, freed inmates say

As former prisoners share their experiences, experts warn that lack of rehabilitation means many in England and Wales will reoffend

The Guardian - UK

Probation officers brace for ‘ticking time bomb’ as 1,700 prisoners freed early

Police chiefs warn officers have been plunged into ‘storm’ not of their making

The Independent UK

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‘Brutalising’ state of prisons fundamentally undermining efforts to make society safer, warns chief inspector

Chief inspector issues dire warning on state of country’s prisons as 1,700 inmates freed early to ease crisis

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘binned’ solution to prisons crisis as prime minister, claims Dominic Cummings

Former Tory adviser says the problem in jails was predicted ‘years ago’ and was also ignored by ex-PMs Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Get out of jail free: 1,700 prisoners released early - amid warnings some 'certain' to reoffend

Chief inspector of probation says it is ‘a certainty that some will reoffend’

Evening Standard

Rochester prison given urgent notification after ‘systemic failure and decline’

It is the first time such notification has been given to a category C prison focusing on training and resettlement

The Guardian - UK

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‘Shocking’ chaos at HMP Wandsworth was ‘in plain view of leaders’, report finds

The Ministry of Justice said it was deploying extra specialist staff and redirecting £100 million to the scandal-hit prison.

Evening Standard

‘Shocking’ HMP Wandsworth to get £100million and extra staff amid scandals

Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, found failures in leadership ‘at every level’ at the south London jail in damning report

Evening Standard

HMP Wandsworth had seven inmate suicides in past year, report finds

Prison hit by scandals over high-profile escape and officer-prisoner sex is to be given £100m and extra specialist staff

The Guardian - UK

‘Worrying deterioration in safety’ at UK immigration removal centres, warns chief inspector of prisons

All eight main detention centres in the UK have been found to have the most serious categories of failings

The Guardian - UK

Feltham YOI found to be most violent prison in England and Wales

Inspectors find some children at institution refusing family visits in order to keep relatives away from danger

The Guardian - UK

Feltham Young Offenders Institution now the most violent prison in the country, chief inspector warns

At the high-profile jail with a population of just 84 children and young adults, 410 violent incidents were recorded in the last year

The Independent UK

Immigration centre near Heathrow worst in country, inspection finds

Inspectors say ‘chaos’ found at ‘decrepit’ Harmondsworth centre ‘truly shocking’

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Conditions at UK immigration removal centre ‘worst inspectors have seen’

Report found ligature points previously used in suicide attempts at Harmondsworth had not been removed

The Independent UK

Inside ‘crumbling, overcrowded, vermin-infested’ Wandsworth prison as guard is accused of sex with inmate

Linda De Sousa Abreu is charged with misconduct after footage emerged allegedly showing a prison officer having sex with an inmate at scandal-hit prison

The Guardian - UK

Woman arrested after video apparently shows UK prison officer having sex with inmate

Met police began investigating on Friday after being made aware of video allegedly filmed at HMP Wandsworth

The Independent UK

Woman arrested over Wandsworth Prison ‘inmate and officer sex video’

Video emerged appearing to show a female prison officer having sex with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth

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Evening Standard

Police investigate video 'showing female prison officer having sex with inmate in Wandsworth Prison cell'

The Ministry of Justice called in police after the video was released online

The Guardian - UK

Inmates dug through Winchester prison walls with plastic cutlery, report finds

One in 10 prisons in England and Wales barely fit for purpose, says audit of prisoner treatment

The Guardian - UK

High-risk offenders included in early release scheme, prisons inspector says

Domestic abuser among those freed from jail as part of plan to relieve overcrowding, watchdog reveals

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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