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The platform includes articles from external sources to supplement its available information. Reporting on the state of prisons around the world is a complex, laborious task. The Prison Insider team develops a weekly press review in three languages in order to provide wider coverage of current events in the world’s prisons. This monitoring process helps promote journalism by various media and reflects a commitment to transparency and collaboration.
United Kingdom: rising drug use and deterioration at prison
An unannounced inspection to a prison found it was being targeted by organised crime gangs. It found that drones were being used to get large quantities of drugs and contraband into the prison.
Source: BBC (19/01/2026)