Deteriorating levels of safety reveal hidden emergency in the prison system
Commenting on the publication of today’s Ministry of Justice Safety in Custody statistics, Mark Day, head of policy and communications at the Prison Reform Trust said:
“Today’s figures reveal a hidden emergency unfolding in our prison system. For the past few years, government statistics have recorded month on month record levels of violence, self harm and self inflicted deaths. This cannot be allowed to become the new normal. The government’s forthcoming prison safety and reform plan must get to grips with a dangerously deteriorating situation. The lives of people who live and work in prison depend on it.”
Click here for a summary of the report’s findings.
Commenting on the publication of today’s Ministry of Justice Safety in Custody statistics, Mark Day, head of policy and communications at the Prison Reform Trust said:
“Today’s figures reveal a hidden emergency unfolding in our prison system. For the past few years, government statistics have recorded month on month record levels of violence, self harm and self inflicted deaths. This cannot be allowed to become the new normal. The government’s forthcoming prison safety and reform plan must get to grips with a dangerously deteriorating situation. The lives of people who live and work in prison depend on it.”
Click here for a summary of the report’s findings.
