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UK prison violence at ‘wholly unacceptable level’

An official inquiry into UK prisons has found that the level of violence especially with the use of weapons has become wholly unacceptable.

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Mohamed Walji
Press TV, London

An official inquiry into UK prisons has found that the level of violence especially with the use of weapons has become wholly unacceptable. A report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found that assaults using a blade or another weapon has soared to 4000 in 2015 and 2016.