Guardian - 22 January 2018, 14:22 (+ 2292 days 6 hours and 11 minutes) In Depth/Analysis
Conditions uncovered at Liverpool show a system buckling under budget cuts. We need to ask what we want prisons to doAs I drove home recently, my ear suddenly tuned into the car radio and, as I listened to the details of an inspection report, I found myself trying to work out which prison it was referring to.The report revealed how “the worst possible conditions” had been found. Cells were vermin-infested and overcrowded, sewers and toilets were blocked, windows were missing, the few staff in charge were overwhelmed with work, physical attacks were at record levels, mentally ill prisoners were killing themselves and many others self-harming … so it went on. Continue reading...