Dozens of electric fans delivered to struggling prison to help lags cope with upcoming heatwave
The £17.50 devices arrived at Victorian HMP Bedford this week — with temperatures set to reach 31C this weekend.
The crumbling prison has two inmates to each cramped cell, leading to baking temperatures in hot weather.
An inspection last year found filthy conditions, with calls for the jail to go into emergency measures.
The Category B prison holds some 420 men and has had a series of problems, with riots in 2016.
Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said conditions were 'some of the worst' he had seen.
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The Sun visited the site with the Justice Secretary
Wardens showed improvised weapons including loo brushes fitted with blades and toothbrushes melted to form spikes.
A Prison Service spokesman said: 'Fans can be purchased by prisoners using their own money.'
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A menu of substances including
cannabis, cocaine, and steroids is on offer, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor says.
Drones
used by criminal
gangs
are so accurate that they can deliver
drugs
and weapons, such as zombie knives, directly to specific windows.
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