Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis

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Former Tory minister appointed to head review sees the challenges on visit to troubled HMP Wandsworth Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says Lammy The fortress-like entrance of HMP Wandsworth, one of the UK’s most notorious jails, has become a familiar sight in recent years. In 2023, Daniel Khalife , a spy for Iran, escaped through the gates by strapping himself to the underside of a delivery truck, prompting a nationwide hunt. Two years ago, prisoners celebrated their freedom under an emergency release scheme in front of these gates, thanking Keir Starmer and swigging champagne from bottles. Continue reading...

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