Observer analysis of inspection reports shows two in five jails are unsafe and inadequate conditions prevail in over two-thirdsThe scale of the crisis engulfing Britain’s prisons can be revealed,after an Observer investigation found that two-thirds are providing inmates with inadequate conditions or unacceptable treatment.
An analysis of hundreds of inspections covering 118 institutions found that a staggering 68% are now providing unsatisfactory standards in at least one respect, with two in five jails deemed to be unacceptably unsafe.
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Source: guardian.co.uk