Home / Sports / ‘National scandal’ as ministers U-turn on lifesaving fire safety plans for overcrowded prisonsSports‘National scandal’ as ministers U-turn on lifesaving fire safety plans for overcrowded prisons Amy-Clare Martin April 23, 2026 0 Views 0open image in galleryClare Dupree died in a cell fire at HMP Eastwood Park in 2022 (Family handout)‘National scandal’‘There will be more deaths’open image in galleryAndy Slaughter MP, chair of the justice committee, said recent deaths and soaring prison fires should be a ‘wake up call’ (PA)open image in galleryPOA chair Mark Fairhurst said prison officers were at risk‘Simply not good enough’open image in gallery177 of 395 spaces at HMP Eastwood Park still lack AFDs (PA)Crown immunity protects governmentopen image in galleryPrisons minister James Timpson said work could not be completed by 2027 without ‘breaching critical capacity’ (PA) Source link