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Thursday, June 19, 2003 |
'Serious failures' at Huntley jail
An inquiry into the apparent suicide attempt by the Soham murders suspect Ian Huntley has found a "number of serious systems failures" at Woodhill Prison.
The jail concentrated more on protecting Mr Huntley from other prisoners than on the risk of self-harm, according to a written statement to Parliament from the Home Office.
BBC
2:16:10 PM 
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PFI prisons produce mixed results
Use of the private finance initiative in the Prison Service has led to mixed results, according to a report from parliament's spending watchdog.
In some areas involving the private sector in running Britain's prisons has led to improved performance, the National Audit Office said.
But only one PFI prison has not been fined for poor performance.
ePolitix
7:49:52 AM
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© Copyright 2003 Nick Page.
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Updated: 15/7/03; 2:15:53 pm.
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