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Prison education cuts driving drug use, self-harm and violence, says watchdog
A report by HM inspector of prisons for England and Wales links cuts to prison education and training with rising drug use, self-harm, and violence. Spending on frontline education has fallen by up to 50%, and the watchdog criticizes 'brutal' cuts by Labour ministers.
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