Why prisoners are spending more time in their cells
It is no longer because of covid
Visitors to onley prison found a garden overgrown with weeds. Prisoners had not been tending it. Nor had they been going to classes or work, or planning for their lives after release, the Prison Inspectorate noted in May and June. Fewer than half had jobs or were enrolled in education. On weekdays, the unemployed stayed in their cells for 21 and a half hours.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Locked in”
Britain September 24th 2022
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- Why prisoners are spending more time in their cells
- Many British adults lack basic numeracy and literacy
- The City is fighting to carve out a post-Brexit role
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