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Friday, September 18, 2009

Inmates 'take £1m worth of drugs'

Inmates 'take £1m worth of drugs'

The drugs problem in Britain's largest prison is at its worst ever, according to a new report.

The Independent Monitoring Board said illegal drugs with a street value of about £1m were used at south-west London's Wandsworth Prison each year.

It blamed corrupt staff, volunteers and contractors for smuggling it in.

If prisoners were allowed mobile phones, and punishments for possession of cannabis much reduced then these problems would not be such a big issue.

Courts hit by jail diarrhoea bug

An outbreak of sickness and diarrhoea at Wandsworth prison has led to severe disruption to court cases in London.

Some 370 inmates and "a small number of prison officers" have been laid low by the bug, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.

jailhouselawyer at 9:31 AM

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Anonymous9:23 PM
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"Herrings have been hit at several courts including Southwark, Blackfriars and Inner London courts."
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So whats the big deal with these fish annyhow?
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jailhouselawyer: Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom; John Hirst Hull, East Yorkshire, GB "Who is John Hirst?" the Sun online questioned the day after the UK lost its appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR in the prisoners votes case. The profile was not very informative nor flattering. But, I don't like the Sun either so we are quits. I was born, at 2 I was put into Dr Barnardo's Homes. What they called care, we refer to it as physical and sexual abuse. I drifted into crime, and spent 35 years in prison. In spite of the system, I reformed and rehabilitated myself with the support of some within and outside of the system. I was transformed from a law breaker into a law-maker. I am firmly committed to prisoners rights, and am a campaigner for penal reform. I live in a 3 bedroom terrace house within a cul-de-sac, and have a dog as a companion. My Latvian friend keeps invading my space and telling me I need a wife. She does keep the house clean and tidy, but loves my dog and calls him her boyfriend... Recently, Viking FM have asked for advice and reports for the news on radio on Criminal Justice issues. In addition, I used to write regularly for Inside Time the National newspaper for prisoners.

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