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‘A risk to nationwide safety’: Fears drones could possibly be used to carry inmates out of prisons

By Editorial Board Published July 8, 2025 5 Min Read
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‘A risk to nationwide safety’: Fears drones could possibly be used to carry inmates out of prisons

Refined drones sending “overwhelming amounts” of medicine and weapons into prisons symbolize a risk to nationwide safety, in keeping with an annual inspection report by the prisons watchdog.

HMP chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor has warned legal gangs are focusing on jails and making big earnings promoting contraband to a “vulnerable and bored” jail inhabitants.

The watchdog boss reiterated his considerations about drones making common deliveries to 2 Class A jails, HMP Lengthy Lartin and HMP Manchester, which maintain “the most dangerous men in the country”, together with terrorists.

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Ex-convict: Jail is ‘birthing larger criminals’

Mr Taylor stated “the police and prison service have in effect ceded the airspace” above these two high-security prisons, which he stated was compromising the “safety of staff, prisoners, and ultimately that of the public”.

“The possibility now whereby we’re seeing packages of up to 10kg brought in by serious organised crime means that in some prisons there is now a menu of drugs available,” he stated. “Anything from steroids to cannabis, to things like spice and cocaine.”

“Drone technology is moving fast… there is a level of risk that’s posed by drones that I think is different from what we’ve seen in the past,” warned the chief inspector – who additionally stated there is a “theoretical risk” {that a} prisoner might escape by being carried out of a jail by a drone.

He urged the jail service to “get a grip” of the problem, stating: “We’d like to see the government, security services, coming together, using technology, using intelligence, so that this risk doesn’t materialise.”

The report highlights disrepair at prisons around the country

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The report highlights disrepair at prisons across the nation

The report makes clear that bodily safety – akin to netting, home windows and CCTV – is “inadequate” in some jails, together with Manchester, with “inexperienced staff” being “manipulated”.

Mr Taylor stated there are “basic” measures which might assist forestall using drones, akin to mowing the garden, “so we don’t get packages disguised as things like astro turf”.

Responding to the report, the Jail Recommendation and Care Belief (PACT) stated: “The ready access to drugs is deeply worrying and is undermining efforts to create places of rehabilitation.”

Mr Taylor’s report discovered that overcrowding continues to be what he described as a “major issue”, with growing ranges of violence in opposition to employees and between prisoners, mixed with an absence of purposeful exercise.

Some 20% of grownup males responding to prisoner surveys stated they felt unsafe on the time of the inspection, growing to 30% within the excessive safety property.

Andrea Coomber, chief government of the Howard League for Penal Reform, stated: “This report is a checklist for all the reasons the government must prioritise reducing prison numbers, urgently.

“Sentencing reform is crucial, and wise steps to cut back the jail inhabitants would save lives.”

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Might: Male jail capability operating at 99%

The report comes after the federal government pledged to simply accept a lot of the suggestions proposed within the impartial assessment of sentencing coverage, with the intention of releasing up round 9,500 areas.

These measures will not come into impact till spring 2026.

Prisons Minister Lord Timpson stated Mr Taylor’s findings present “the scale of the crisis” the federal government “inherited”, with “prisons dangerously full, rife with drugs and violence”.

He stated: “After just 500 prison places added in 14 years, we’re building 14,000 extra – with 2,400 already delivered – and reforming sentencing to ensure we never run out of space again.

“We’re additionally investing £40m to bolster safety, alongside stepping up cooperation with police to fight drones and cease the contraband which fuels violence behind bars.”

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