Richard Burgon MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of
State for Justice, responding to the latest Ministry of
Justice statistics, said:
“The crisis in our prisons is a stark example of
failure by the Conservative government. Violence and assaults on staff are now
at record levels. This has resulted in a failure to rehabilitate prisoners,
meaning the system is failing to keep the public safe.
“We have also seen record numbers of prisoners
being released by mistake. With staff over worked and underpaid it is
hardly surprising that our prisons are in such a desperate state.
“The public and those who work in our prisons
deserve better.”
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