Petition · past parliament

Investigate the way prisons are run in the UK and make them fit for purpose.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Panorama BBC1 Behind Bars.
Inmates smoking drugs, high on drugs & alcohol, wasting emergency services (999 ambulance call outs) threatening prison officers, 1 prison officer for 70 inmates. Use of wifi telephones. Holes in perimeter fences. Malfunctioning alarms. No safety for officers.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

18 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
27 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Feb 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.