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‘Prisoners lie in bed all day, taking drugs and watching TV’: Outgoing prisons chief on shocking state of UK jails

THE INDEPENDENT · Amy-Clare Martin · Nov 2, 2026 13:23 UTC

Exclusive: Rife with drone-delivered drugs, inmates are leaving Britain’s overcrowded prisons unrehabilitated while organised gangs are making a fortune – and there is no plan to fix it, according to outgoing prisons inspector Charlie Taylor

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