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The Latest Breaking News from the Prison Service

Prison crowding emergency measures a ‘sticking plaster’, Starmer told

Ministers activate Operation Early Dawn, so defendants can be held in police cells as more are sentenced over riots

The Guardian - UK

Law and order on UK streets would break down if jails became full, say police sources

Warning comes as justice secretary prepares to set out emergency measures to free up space in prisons

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on overcrowded prisons: James Timpson’s arrival is a signal of hope

Editorial: A strong emphasis on rehabilitation is what the justice ministry and Prison Service need

The Guardian - UK

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Prisons in England and Wales will be at ‘breaking point’ in July, governors told

Exclusive: heads of prisons say they will no longer be able to accept new inmates ‘very soon’ after 4 July election

The Guardian - UK

Police chiefs say prison crisis in England and Wales is ‘unsustainable’

Public safety said to be at risk as a result of crisis measures such as freeing convicted criminals to ease overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

Man’s jail suicide recorded as unlawful killing by Milton Keynes inquest

Coroner’s jury made first-ever finding after hearing of failings at Woodhill prison that contributed to Robert Fenlon’s death

The Guardian - UK

Curators criticise decision to anonymise UK prisoners’ artistic works

Prison Service tells Koestler Arts to stop displaying prisoners’ first names in future exhibitions

The Guardian - UK

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Prisoners with severe mental health needs spending months in isolation, report finds

Independent Monitoring Board says jails in England using segregation too often as a way of managing inmates

The Guardian - UK

MoJ steps in at private prison after series of suspected suicides

Governor sacked and a review of conditions launched at HMP Lowdham Grange near Nottingham

The Guardian - UK

Two-thirds of prisons officially overcrowded in England and Wales

HMP Wandsworth holding more extra prisoners than any other jail despite recent high-profile problems

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

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

The Independent UK

‘Mess in prison system’ will have played a role in Khalife’s escape, says official

A former director general of the Prison Service has criticised the “mess” in the system that he believes will have played a role in Daniel Khalife’s escape.

Evening Standard

‘Mess in prison system will have played a role in Daniel Khalife’s escape’

A former director general of the Prison Service and a Conservative former justice secretary have aired concerns over the system.

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The Guardian - UK

Terrorism suspect may have had help to escape prison, says Met chief

Police also confirm they are searching for signs of former soldier Daniel Abed Khalife in Richmond Park in London

The Guardian - UK

Terror suspect escape prompts furious political row over prison cuts

Government facing questions about state of criminal justice system as search for Daniel Khalife continues

The Independent UK

‘Almost certain’ terror suspect who escaped Wandsworth prison had inside help

Exclusive: Security official tells The Independent the escape was ‘orchestrated not opportunistic’ – as it’s revealed inmate was questioned over spying for Iran

The Independent UK

‘Astonishing failure’ at prison holding hundreds of sex offenders

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor called for a series of improvements at HMP Risley in Cheshire.

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The Guardian - UK

I started work as a prison officer full of optimism, but in a rat-infested jail I saw the ugly, violent reality

Cuts and staff attrition made the job stagnant and stressful, and the toll became too heavy, says author Alex South

Belfast Live

Sinn Fein not signing statement on removal of Prison Service recruitment posters a 'backwards step', says DUP

But Sinn Fein said its "support for the Prison Service and the PSNI is consistent"

The Guardian - UK

Why are trans rights in prison so rarely defended?

The horse has bolted in this upside-down, bad-faith discourse, but it’s worth examining how we got here, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘My guide dog could have gone up to anyone in the pub but he picked Gayle’

Lee, 53, and Gayle, 50, met in a pub 31 years ago when his service dog, Toby, took an instant liking to her. They live in Cardiff

The Guardian - UK

Indefinite jail terms are state-sanctioned cruelty

Letters: Readers respond to George Monbiot’s article about imprisonment for public protection, which has left hundreds of prisoners languishing in jails with little hope of release

Manchester Evening News

Prison service issues statement after inmate climbs on roof of Strangeways - what we know so far

Specialist negotiators are at the scene along with police officers and paramedics

Dublin Live

Guns found hidden in walls of chainsaw killer Paul Wells' Dublin home

The notorious killer is serving life for the grisly murder of of his mechanic pal Kenneth O’Brien whose body he dismembered with a chainsaw and dumped in a rural stretch of the Grand Canal

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