Jails in England and Wales could become more unstable because of budget cuts and a rising population, the chief inspector of prisons has warned.
By Dominic Casciani
BBC News
Dame Anne Owers, who is stepping down, said there had been improvements over her nine years monitoring jails.
But mounting pressures on the system compromised successful rehabilitation.
In her final annual report, Dame Anne also raised concerns about the number of foreign inmates still being held in jail at the end of their sentences.
Over the course of nine years, Dame Anne's reports have warned of impending crises, including overcrowding and the foreign prisoners row that led to the 2006 sacking of Charles Clarke as home secretary.
If the government does not back down on the Prisoners Votes Case, I can see the risk of instability in prisons increasing to the point where several jails may suffer from riots.
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