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Privatisation of prisons to go ahead

01 January 1991

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Privatisation of prisons to go ahead
artdoc July=1991

The Government has announced intentions to allow
privatisation of all new prisons.
The plan which has been put forward by Tory
backbenchers would place the management of all new prisons
and remand centres under private tender. Penal reform groups
are staunchly opposed to privatisation plans because they do
not include minimum standards for prisoners or training for
private guards. They believe that privatisation will only
worsen the present criminal justice system. (Independent
26.1.91; Guardian 23.1.91)

IRR Police-Media Bulletin no 67. Institute of Race
Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS

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