Britain's prison privatisation is going well then... A new category C male prison in East Yorkshire has denied reports of rioting, staff fleeing and widespread disturbances on the wings. HMP Millsike at Full Sutton near York, opened in March and can hold just under 1,500 inmates. But numerous claims have been made that in the jail has been taken over by prisoners, with house block F "smashed to pieces" and a bomb squad called in. The prison is run privately by Mitie - deny the reports and instea

🚨Thirteen Charged in Major Prison Drug Smuggling Conspiracy🚨 Merseyside Police Statement: "Thirteen people have been charged following a joint investigation between Merseyside Police and HM Prison and Probation Service Serious Organised Crime Unit into a conspiracy to smuggle drugs into prisons. The charges relate to allegations of Class B drugs, namely Spice, being conveyed into HMP Frankland and HMP Isle of Wight (Hampshire) between April 2022 and January 2024, and a conspiracy to supply Cla

57K views · 303 reactions | "I always think probation officers, we're kind of the forgotten part of the criminal justice system." A report in 2020 warned that less than half of UK probation officers found their workload manageable. https://bbc.in/3yVhvWZ | BBC News | Facebook