Ministry of Injustice seeks to deny prisoners access to the courts
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that "The Ministry of Justice said it was examining ways to stop legal action by prisoners". What is rather curious is that this frightening prospect is buried in a story with a headline which is more in keeping with the Sun than the so-called respectable Daily Telegraph: "Murderer forces government to pay for his £7 haircuts".
The Daily Telegraph points out that prisoners can cut each others hair. In my view, the government is lucky that those prisoners who have suffered haircuts from unqualified inmate barbers have not sued for being assaulted and battered.
Given that according to section 47 of the Prison Act 1952, prisoners are in the care of the Secretary of State 24/7 it goes without saying that the Minister of Justice is responsible for paying for prisoners haircuts.
If the Ministry of Justice wants to know how to stop legal action by prisoners, I will give him some free legal advice Don't infringe prisoners legal rights which give them cause to sue!
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