(GB News) Muslim gangs have launched a violent takeover of a drug-addled Kent jail, prison watchdogs have warned.
HMP Swaleside has been placed under special measures after it emerged the religious gangs had gained unchecked control.
Charlie Taylor, HM chief inspector of prisons, described the jail as dangerous, dirty and plagued by drugs, with a “pervasive sense of despair.”
The Category B prison received the lowest scores Mr Taylor has ever recorded during his five-year tenure as chief inspector.
Local watchdogs had already raised concerns about gang culture at the facility.
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