Britain’s overcrowded prisons are in meltdown & law-abiding Brits’ patience is being tested to the limit

A hard cell

BRITAIN’S dilapidated and overcrowded prisons are in meltdown.

Violence behind bars is soaring and there will soon be nowhere to lock up newly convicted criminals.

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Yesterday we learned that a prison guard had their throat slashed by an inmate, the latest in a string of brutal attacks on overstretched staff.

Justice Secretary...