Jail dealing with ‘near-tsunami of drugs’, Chief Inspector of Prisons says
by Helen William
Mar 12, 2024
3 minutes
Inexperienced prison officers have been struggling to deal with a “near-tsunami” of drugs, high levels of violence, self-harm and failing infrastructure at a men’s jail, inspectors have found.
The ongoing problems at HMP Hindley, near Wigan, mean it is facing an “uphill battle”, according to HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor who said that overall, the prison was “still not safe enough”.
Mr Taylor said: “Hindley is facing an uphill battle: many prisoners arriving at the jail had an existing drug problem, and a large minority had
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