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Prison reformers called for a young offenders’ institution to be closed down yesterday after inspectors found inmates living in “squalid conditions.”
Inmates at HMYOI Brinsford had been living in dirty cells which contained graffiti and were poorly furnished, HM Inspectorate of Prisons said following an unannounced inspection.
A report added that some did not have window panes, leaving inmates exposed to the elements and there was no toilet screening in a number of shared cells.
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society
Working in a high-risk sector, prison officers’ calls for proper PPE must be heeded – and the POA will be fighting to ensure effective protection at work is delivered, writes MARK FAIRHURST
