“A privatised prison marred by riots, drugs, suicides, violence and “appalling” conditions has been taken back under permanent government control.
The Ministry of Justice cancelled G4S’s contract to run HMP Birmingham, months after seizing temporary charge of the jail following an “urgent notification”.
Officials denied the unprecedented move was a “public versus private sector issue”, but critics claimed years of warnings over outsourcing prisons had been vindicated. …”
East Devon Watch 