Prison

One prison officer told ITV News that since he started his job just last year, he had been repeatedly attacked by inmates.

Ministers told "to get a grip” after a report finds the number of prison staff caught smuggling banned items into jails has increased 58%.

A former inmate who worked at HMP Birmingham has told ITV News poor management resulted in "anarchy" and "chaos" at the prison.

The annual prisons inspectorate report found inmates housed in rat-infested conditions and had easy access to drugs.

A report into the biggest prison riot since 1990 says HMP Birmingham staff could and have prevented it escalating into full-scale disorder.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband says she will face unspecified security charges while serving a five-year prison sentence.

Drone have become a major issue in British prisons, the technology used to smuggle items with an estimated value of up to £1.2 million.

Libby Wiener Political Correspondent

New figures show assaults on prison staff in England and Wales are at record levels - and have risen 140% in five years.

Drones are increasingly being used to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into prisons in England and Wales.

An inmate has been decapitated and five others have also died at a prison in northern Brazil.