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Here is an update on our civilised prison system.

''Dozens of prisoners have been released by mistake, official figures from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have revealed, and prison violence has surged to a new high.

In 2016-17, 71 convicted criminals or suspects were mistakenly freed, a rise of seven on the previous year and the highest number since current records began a decade ago. It means inmates were released in error at a rate of more than one a week.

The number of violent incidents across the prisons estate in England and Wales has also reached new levels. There were 26,643 assaults in the year to March, including a record 7,159 attacks on staff, equating to 20 a day.

Of the mistaken releases, 58 were from prison establishments and 13 were during escort or at courts. Prisoners released in error are not considered to be unlawfully at large, according to an MoJ report setting out the figures.''

Serious assaults on staff have trebled since 2013.


https://www.theguardian.com/society/...-wales-prisons