The British government abandoned its pledge to make prison cells fire-safe by 2027, leaving tens of thousands of inmates in England and Wales at risk despite knowing about the hazard for nearly two decades. The Ministry of Justice acknowledged that about a quarter of prison places are unsafe and lacks automatic fire detectors, prompting a penal reform charity to threaten legal action.
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The British government abandoned its pledge to make prison cells fire-safe by 2027, leaving tens of thousands of inmates in England and Wales at risk despite knowing about the hazard for nearly two decades. The Ministry of Justice acknowledged that about a quarter of prison places are unsafe and lacks automatic fire detectors, prompting a penal reform charity to threaten legal action.