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Prisoners at a Nottinghamshire jail are dismantling Covid tests and personal protective equipment for £3.50 a day. The surplus kit is being dismantled by HMP Ranby inmates, who remove recyclable materials from masks, visors and other gear.
The scheme has been going on for six months – with no end in sight. An insider said: “It’s an extraordinary situation. I suppose it makes sense as doing it in prison means the public have no idea it is going on. Some people ask whether this operation could provide work for people who haven’t broken the law.”
The category C jail was criticised in July for failing to provide purposeful activity for 1,000 inmates. Lib Dem Ms Cooper added: “Ministers must come clean over how much PPE is being dismantled in prisons and at what cost to the taxpayer.
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