Organised crime unit expanded in prisons in England and Wales to fight escalating gang activity
Amid increasing drone use and drug-related violence, the prisons minister, James Timpson, is ‘beefing up’ measures
The Prison Service is “beefing up” a cadre of officers dedicated to smashing gangs in prisons in the face of escalating drone use and drug-related violence, the prisons minister has said.
James Timpson said the work of the department’s serious organised crime unit is being expanded, and expressed concern that a minority of prison officers have been corrupted by “very manipulative people”.
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