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Football matches have better security than jails, says prison officers’ chief

Football matches and concerts have better security than some jails, according to the national chairman of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA). Staff who are faced with inmates obtaining illicit items have to deal with prison bosses who are “not ...

03 May 2025 at 14:47

Tories in call to arm specialist prison officers to counter Islamist gangs

The Conservatives have called for some prison officers to have access to firearms to counter “out of control” Islamist gangs and violent prisoners. Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick said specialist teams should be armed with Tasers, stun ...

31 May 2025 at 22:57

Drones could lift inmates out of jails to escape, prison officers say

Drones could be used to smuggle guns into jails and airlift escaping prisoners, a union warned, after they were branded a threat to national security. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor accused the police and Government of giving up ...

14 Jan 2025 at 15:34

Watchdog warns of ‘national security threat’ from drone drug drops to jails

Drones dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails are a “threat to national security”, a watchdog has warned. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor accused the police and Government of giving ...

14 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape

Daniel Khalife’s jail break shone a light on the “shocking” level of chaos at HMP Wandsworth and brought the crisis in prisons across England and Wales to the fore. The prisons watchdog described the scandal-hit Victorian jail as ...

28 Nov 2024 at 18:41

Prison windows and X-ray scanners not being fixed amid drug crisis – watchdog

Crucial prison security systems are being left unrepaired for months if not years allowing illicit drugs to flood into jails, a public spending watchdog has warned. Broken X-ray scanners and smashed window grilles leave prisons ...

04 Feb 2026 at 07:25

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