Prison system is a disgrace

It’s that time of year again. Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen, the Inspector of Prisons, releases his annual report on the condition of our prisons, it makes a few extraordinary headlines and then an invisible door slams shut on all the controversy.

It’s that time of year again. Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen, the Inspector of Prisons, releases his annual report on the condition of our prisons, it makes a few extraordinary headlines and then an invisible door slams shut on all the controversy.

We move on and nothing changes.

For four years, Kinlen has been producing reports that have, on all occasions, highlighted the failure of our prison system and made various recommendations, which have ...