Prisons have become more "violent and dangerous" according to the latest annual report.

There has been "startling" increase in all types of violence but the biggest jump has been recorded for assaults on staff, the HM chief inspector's report revealed.

Feltham Youth Offenders Institution (FYOI) in west London recorded the fourth highest number of all assault incidents.

The 634 incidents were made up of prisoner on prisoner, staff and serious assaults, in the 12 months to December 2016.

Birmingham was the worst at 914, followed by Parc with 881 in South Wales, and Forest Bank with 653 in Manchester.

In total there were more than 26,000 assaults, up 27%, across prisons in England and Wales.

HM Feltham Prison

HM chief inspector Peter Clarke says in the report: "Last year I reported that too many of our prisons had become unacceptably violent and dangerous places.

"The situation has not improved – in fact, it has become worse.

"There have been startling increases in all types of violence."

In the 12 month period assaults on staff went up by 38% to 6,844 incidents.

Of these 789 were serious, an increase of 26%.

Worryingly, the report also found “not a single establishment inspected was safe to hold children and young people.”

The issue over the safety in prisons was raised by Seema Malhotra , MP for Feltham and Heston in the House of Commons on Wednesday (July 19) in light of the report to Minister Dr Phillip Lee.

This comes a week after she raised the issue of growing problems at Feltham prison in Bedfont Road, in parliament last week.

She called for urgent action and a root and branch review of the youth justice system.

MP Seema Malhotra raises issue over safety in prisons following annual report

Ms Malhotra said: “The jump in violence in our prisons is a crisis of the government’s own making. The warning signs have been there.

"They’ve been warned by MPs, they’ve been warned by staff in our prisons and they’ve been warned by charities.

"Now they are being condemned by this damning report from HM Chief Inspector."

The MP blamed budget cuts for prisons which has seen staff slashed by a quarter, and those that remain put at risk.

Ms Malhotra added: "Effective prisons should be about rehabilitation so people come out less likely to reoffend.

"Instead young people are coming out of our youth justice institutions more traumatized and with reduced life chances than when they went in.

"Our prison system is no longer fit for purpose and the Government must take urgent action.”

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