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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Prisons could riot over cuts in spending warns Governor

Prisons could riot over cuts in spending warns Governor

Cash-strapped jails 'ready to blow', governor warns



The prison population is now so large that there is the potential for a "catastrophe of widespread disorder" by inmates as jails struggle to make savings demanded by ministers, the president of the Prison Governors' Association warns tomorrow.

Paul Tidball describes the potential for state prisons "to blow", while private jails are exempt from spending cuts.

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