6 articles
• via BBC News
A drug-driver kills three in a high-speed crash, serves one-third of his sentence, then deports under prison space rules. Victims learn last, exposing justice prioritised for capacity over accountability.
• via BBC News
An 18-year-old guard's affair with a burglar inmate led to drugs, phones, and informant betrayal at G4S-run HMP Five Wells. Recruitment of inexperienced teens amid shortages reveals systemic prison security collapse.
• via Sky News
Protesters breached Wormwood Scrubs to support an accused RAF saboteur, arresting 86 but exposing prison vulnerabilities and diverted police amid surging urban crime. Patterns of tolerated disruption deepen institutional decline.
• via The Telegraph
Inspectors place HMP Swaleside in special measures after documenting the worst violence, drugs, and weapons in five years. Muslim gangs dominate amid staff shortages and drone incursions, perpetuating a cycle of despair across governments.
• via the Guardian
England and Wales saw 103 prisoners freed by error since April, a 128% annual rise, with two still at large. Justice Secretary Lammy's downward trend claim ignores climbing numbers and public safety gaps.
• via The Guardian
Erroneous prisoner releases have surged 128% amid overcrowding and staff shortages, exposing bipartisan failures in the UK's justice infrastructure. This routine dysfunction erodes public safety and institutional trust without accountability.