Following the Wandsworth jail break by terror suspect Daniel Khalife, there has been a 50% increase in escape risk prisoners. The use of the specialist riot squad, often referred to as the prison system's SAS, has surged by nearly 40%, with the squad being deployed into prisons more than twice a day on average. This heightened security measure comes amid reports of nearly £50m of taxpayer money being spent on housing prisoners in police cells due to overcrowding. Labour's Shabana Mahmood has criticized the state of the jails, describing them as in 'total chaos'. Furthermore, a report by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association highlighted a significant rise in the number of people in jails awaiting bail or trial, from just over 54% in 2014 to more than 70%.
More than 70 per cent of people in jails awaiting bail or trial, according to a report by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. That's compared with just over 54 per cent in 2014, when the association released its initial report on the issue. https://t.co/dN4d7numtP
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Nearly £50m of taxpayer cash was spent putting lags in police cells because of prison overcrowding. Labour’s Shabana Mahmood says jails are in “total chaos”. https://t.co/afRXdRtE6f
"Specialist riot squad sent into prison twice a day on average, data reveal "Increase of almost 40 per cent use of squad dubbed the prison system’s SAS" https://t.co/lLNGGnAHhK
"Jails have seen a 50 per cent rise in escape risk prisoners in the wake of the Wandsworth jail break by terror suspect Daniel Khalife." https://t.co/Ja7xCeeXMH