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Public sector took over Victorian jail last August after intervention by inspector
G4S loses contract after watchdog warned of high levels of violence and drug-taking
Chief inspector criticises part-privatisation of service in England and Wales
High levels of drug use and violence found at Onley in scathing inspection report
HMP Berwyn was meant to be a blueprint for fixing the penal system. Two years on, it is 40 per cent empty
National Audit Office says ‘rushed’ changes failed to deliver and cost taxpayers dearly
Management of ex-offenders was so poor that public safety was ‘put at risk’
Proposals include abolishing short sentences and focusing on rehabilitation
Revamp of parole system is only part of improving criminal justice
HMP Birmingham too ‘fragile’ to be handed back to private contractor G4S
Campaigners focus on flaws in system after ‘black cab rapist’ case
Justice secretary describes figures as ‘disturbing’ as assaults jump by a fifth
Report describes cells as ‘filthy and decrepit’ and criticises ‘serious lack of order’
Inspectors found chaos in which ‘zombie’ inmates high on drugs flouted authority
Austerity has left institutions understaffed, overcrowded and beset by drug problems
Criticisms highlight growing crisis facing jails in England and Wales
Home secretary will sideline traditional Tory approach to law and order
The Mount in Hertfordshire deemed to be ‘failing’ in its key mission to train and rehabilitate
A new model to attract private capital for social projects has struggled to succeed
Penal reformers praise his record and blame ministers for exacerbating problems in England and Wales
Ministry of Justice expected to take legal action to call off strike
Urgent notification from chief inspector echoes recent problems at Birmingham
The UK jail shows what happens when management is absent and workers give up
MoJ urged to curb recall of previously released inmates and abolish short sentences
Contractors face scrutiny but inspector also finds grim conditions at public facilities
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