Unless you’ve been in prison, it’s hard to understand how badly run they are David Shipley The prison system is over-crowded, dangerous, drug-riddled places that fair to keep the public safe and offer terrible value to the taxpayer, says former inmate David Shipley Our prisons are full again, with 88,200 behind bars, and only around 800 spaces remaining. The government has announced a programme of earlier releases, faster access to bail [...]
