[kirklancaster]

My primary sources are two Prison Officer friends and my brother who worked as a Senior Prison Officer for over 20 years at jails such as Armley and Wakefield and a book called 'Drugs In Prison' by Steve Gravett.

However, the internet is full of it:

www.rt.com/uk/235759-serco-corruption-allegations-drugs/

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prisoner-ha...nd-eye-1517658

http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...zero-tolerance

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31625243

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

My primary sources are two Prison Officer friends and my brother who worked as a Senior Prison Officer for over 20 years at jails such as Armley and Wakefield and a book called 'Drugs In Prison' by Steve Gravett.

However, the internet is full of it:

www.rt.com/uk/235759-serco-corruption-allegations-drugs/

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prisoner-ha...nd-eye-1517658

http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...zero-tolerance

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31625243

Your first link is to a privately run immigration centre not a prison, seeing as dave now wants prisons in the private sector then that's a good omen isn't it?
The last isn't a prison either but a privately run centre.

Non of the links address staffing issues which appear to be at the crux of the protest.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Your first link is to a privately run immigration centre not a prison, seeing as dave now wants prisons in the private sector then that's a good omen isn't it?
The last isn't a prison either but a privately run centre.

Non of the links address staffing issues which appear to be at the crux of the protest.

I believe that you asked for my sources based on my claim that some prison officers are being officially told to turn a blind eye to drug dealing and usage etc, and now that I have answered you, you 'move the goalposts' onto 'Staffing Levels'

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

I believe that you asked for my sources based on my claim that some prison officers are being officially told to turn a blind eye to drug dealing and usage etc, and now that I have answered you, you 'move the goalposts' onto 'Staffing Levels'

And from the links you provided 2 are irrelevant and they are not prisons, one is about an inmate allegedly having sex in a shower whilst paralysed in hospital and another about Chris Grayling announcing a crackdown on drugs in prison... So where is this 'blind eye'?

I haven't moved any goal posts, my point all along has been staffing levels impacting on the prison system.