Prisons being on ‘crisis mode’ is harming efforts to reduce reoffending, MPs warn Summary The UK’s prison system is in a state of crisis, jeopardising efforts to rehabilitate offenders and curb crime rates, a committee of MPs has warned. Other Related Coverage Labour-led committee voices 'alarm' over Government plans to slash prison education budgets | Daily Mail Half of prisoners not taking part in education or work as prison crisis worsens | Express Prisoner rehabilitation systems failing due to overcrowding, staff shortages and dire living conditions, MPs warn | Morning Star
