Governors warn of increasing violence of ‘nothing-to-lose’ inmates attacking notorious prisoners

Longer sentences, overcrowding and inexperienced staff cited as factors in ‘rising tensions’ in prisons Notorious prisoners such as the Soham killer Ian Huntley are facing increasingly violent attacks from inmates with “nothing to lose”, the head of the Prison Governors’ Association has said. Tom Wheatley, the president of the PGA, which represents governors in England and Wales, said those serving lengthy sentences or whole-life tariffs in high-security institutions had “no fear” of being gi...

By Rajeev Syal and Robyn Vinter