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Leaked official report suggests more than 1,000 prison officers are corrupt
1,000 prison officers corrupt, report claims

The head of the Prison Service has admitted corruption is a problem, after a leaked report revealed more than 1,000 officers were on the take. Phil Wheatley said that in the “closed world” of prisons, there would “inevitably be some criminal collusion between staff and prisoners”. But he insisted it was not a widespread issue,… Read more »

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New prison projects show new building plans are far off the mark
Prison building plans ‘desperately short-sighted’

The home secretary’s plans to build more prisons have been condemned as “desperately short-sighted” after new figures show they will fall far short of the numbers needed. John Reid last week announced the building of 8,000 more prison places in England and Wales, taking the total up to almost 90,000 by 2012. But the latest… Read more »