Governors warn of increasing violence of ‘nothing-to-lose’ inmates attacking notorious prisoners
Longer sentences, overcrowding and inexperienced staff cited as factors in ‘rising tensions’ in prisonsNotorious prisoners such as the Soham killer Ian Huntley are facing increasingly violent attacks from inmates with “nothing to lose”, the head of the Prison Governors’ Association has...
<p>Longer sentences, overcrowding and inexperienced staff cited as factors in ‘rising tensions’ in prisons</p><p>Notorious prisoners such as the Soham killer Ian Huntley are facing increasingly violent attacks from inmates with “nothing to lose”, the head of the Prison Governors’ Association has said.</p><p>Tom Wheatley, the president of the PGA, which represents governors in England and Wales, said those serving lengthy sentences or whole-life tariffs in high-security institutions had “no fear” of being given additional time in prison, and could earn status by singling out famous child murderers and paedophiles.</p><p>Last week, a 20-year-old sex offender who had recently moved to my son’s prison was ‘kettled’. In prison, that means boiling water, mixed with a bit of sugar, was thrown into his face. He has been scarred for life.</p><p>This is the kind of threat that my son and every sex offender has to live with every day when they are in prison.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/13/governors-warn-of-increasing-violence-of-nothing-to-lose-inmates-attacking-notorious-prisoners">Continue reading...</a>
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