Prison populations and deaths are rising while staff numbers and funds are falling A prisoner escape, widespread overcrowding and the refusal of a German court to extradite a man to the UK because of concerns about jail conditions in Britain have all put the focus back on the creaking prison system. But the state of the prison system in England and Wales has been an problem for years, with inmate numbers rising while funding and staffing are on the decline.
Prison populations and deaths are rising while staff numbers and funds are falling A prisoner escape, widespread overcrowding and the refusal of a German court to extradite a man to the UK because of concerns about jail conditions in Britain have all put the focus back on the creaking prison system. But the state of the prison system in England and Wales has been an problem for years, with inmate numbers rising while funding and staffing are on the decline.
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