Prisoners have resorted to creating barriers using cardboard and towels to keep rats out of their cells, a damning report has found. The government says will be taking “immediate action” to improve the conditions and facilities at HMP Rochester. In September, the facility became the first category C prison to be issued with an urgent notification for improvement following an inspection which found “a shocking level of neglect”. The full report of the unannounced visit from the HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ has now been published today (November 12) and outlines a catalogue of concerns, including…
