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22 Jan 2019

Bedford Prison inspection finds rats in cells

Special Correspondent and Presenter

Rat infestations, overcrowding and drugs. Those problems are just some of the things prison inspectors found during an impromptu visit to Bedford jail. The Prison Service had spent the last two years trying to improve conditions at Bedford. But the inspectors’ latest report paints a grim picture of a jail rife with violence and self-harm.