Prisons 'plagued by drugs, violence and appalling conditions' as suicides rise by fifth - inspector

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Levels of self-harm were 'disturbingly high', according to the annual report by chief inspector of prisons

The chief inspector said he visited Birmingham Prison where he found blood-stained clothing, a pool of blood on the floor and rat droppings, which an inmate claimed had been there"for some time", Bowden said.

Inspectors found having phones in cells and electronic kiosks for inmates to use had a positive impact but warned"far too many prisoners still endured very poor and overcrowded living conditions", Mr Clarke said. According to official government figures, there were just short of 83,000 inmates in jails in England and Wales last week.

"We've spent an extra £70m on improving safety and decency, tightened security with scanners and sniffer dogs to keep drugs out and have recruited more than 4,700 more prison officers in the last two years," he said.

 

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