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.
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.