Task 4

Too Many Prisoners, Too Few Staff - Why Our Prisons Are in Crisis

Our prisons are in crisis - violence, self-harm and deaths in custody are at all-time high, prison capacity is stretched way beyond its limits and far too few prison officers struggle (17) _______. Against this backdrop, the Government has published its long-awaited Prisons and Courts Bill. They now accept (18) _______; they must be places of education, rehabilitation and reform.

The last three decades have seen numbers in England and Wales rising more sharply than ever, almost doubling to today’s level of about 85,000. The latest figures again show (19) _______ in Western Europe. Prisons are massively overcrowded, while chronic staff shortages mean staff cannot even ensure safety.

We need to take a hard look at sentencing policy. The increased use of minimum sentences has tied judges’ hands, (20) _______ and discretion to adopt alternatives to prison where appropriate.

Unless the Government gets prisoner numbers down and devotes the resources necessary (21) _______, building a renewed prison estate and providing effective education, training and other purposeful activity in every prison, all they will be doing is (22) _______ to staunch gaping wounds.

(Adapted from: http://www.hufi‘ingtonpost. co.uk/lord-marks/uk-prison_b_1 542443 8. http://utm_hp_ref=uk-crime)

Task 4

Too Many Prisoners, Too Few Staff - Why Our Prisons Are in Crisis

Our prisons are in crisis - violence, self-harm and deaths in custody are at all-time high, prison capacity is stretched way beyond its limits and far too few prison officers struggle (17) _______. Against this backdrop, the Government has published its long-awaited Prisons and Courts Bill. They now accept (18) _______; they must be places of education, rehabilitation and reform.

The last three decades have seen numbers in England and Wales rising more sharply than ever, almost doubling to today’s level of about 85,000. The latest figures again show (19) _______ in Western Europe. Prisons are massively overcrowded, while chronic staff shortages mean staff cannot even ensure safety.

We need to take a hard look at sentencing policy. The increased use of minimum sentences has tied judges’ hands, (20) _______ and discretion to adopt alternatives to prison where appropriate.

Unless the Government gets prisoner numbers down and devotes the resources necessary (21) _______, building a renewed prison estate and providing effective education, training and other purposeful activity in every prison, all they will be doing is (22) _______ to staunch gaping wounds.

(Adapted from: http://www.hufi‘ingtonpost. co.uk/lord-marks/uk-prison_b_1 542443 8. http://utm_hp_ref=uk-crime)

Task 4

Too Many Prisoners, Too Few Staff - Why Our Prisons Are in Crisis

Our prisons are in crisis - violence, self-harm and deaths in custody are at all-time high, prison capacity is stretched way beyond its limits and far too few prison officers struggle (17) _______. Against this backdrop, the Government has published its long-awaited Prisons and Courts Bill. They now accept (18) _______; they must be places of education, rehabilitation and reform.

The last three decades have seen numbers in England and Wales rising more sharply than ever, almost doubling to today’s level of about 85,000. The latest figures again show (19) _______ in Western Europe. Prisons are massively overcrowded, while chronic staff shortages mean staff cannot even ensure safety.

We need to take a hard look at sentencing policy. The increased use of minimum sentences has tied judges’ hands, (20) _______ and discretion to adopt alternatives to prison where appropriate.

Unless the Government gets prisoner numbers down and devotes the resources necessary (21) _______, building a renewed prison estate and providing effective education, training and other purposeful activity in every prison, all they will be doing is (22) _______ to staunch gaping wounds.

(Adapted from: http://www.hufi‘ingtonpost. co.uk/lord-marks/uk-prison_b_1 542443 8. http://utm_hp_ref=uk-crime)

Task 4

Too Many Prisoners, Too Few Staff - Why Our Prisons Are in Crisis

Our prisons are in crisis - violence, self-harm and deaths in custody are at all-time high, prison capacity is stretched way beyond its limits and far too few prison officers struggle (17) _______. Against this backdrop, the Government has published its long-awaited Prisons and Courts Bill. They now accept (18) _______; they must be places of education, rehabilitation and reform.

The last three decades have seen numbers in England and Wales rising more sharply than ever, almost doubling to today’s level of about 85,000. The latest figures again show (19) _______ in Western Europe. Prisons are massively overcrowded, while chronic staff shortages mean staff cannot even ensure safety.

We need to take a hard look at sentencing policy. The increased use of minimum sentences has tied judges’ hands, (20) _______ and discretion to adopt alternatives to prison where appropriate.

Unless the Government gets prisoner numbers down and devotes the resources necessary (21) _______, building a renewed prison estate and providing effective education, training and other purposeful activity in every prison, all they will be doing is (22) _______ to staunch gaping wounds.

(Adapted from: http://www.hufi‘ingtonpost. co.uk/lord-marks/uk-prison_b_1 542443 8. http://utm_hp_ref=uk-crime)

Task 4

Too Many Prisoners, Too Few Staff - Why Our Prisons Are in Crisis

Our prisons are in crisis - violence, self-harm and deaths in custody are at all-time high, prison capacity is stretched way beyond its limits and far too few prison officers struggle (17) _______. Against this backdrop, the Government has published its long-awaited Prisons and Courts Bill. They now accept (18) _______; they must be places of education, rehabilitation and reform.

The last three decades have seen numbers in England and Wales rising more sharply than ever, almost doubling to today’s level of about 85,000. The latest figures again show (19) _______ in Western Europe. Prisons are massively overcrowded, while chronic staff shortages mean staff cannot even ensure safety.

We need to take a hard look at sentencing policy. The increased use of minimum sentences has tied judges’ hands, (20) _______ and discretion to adopt alternatives to prison where appropriate.

Unless the Government gets prisoner numbers down and devotes the resources necessary (21)_______, building a renewed prison estate and providing effective education, training and other purposeful activity in every prison, all they will be doing is (22) _______ to staunch gaping wounds.

(Adapted from: http://www.hufi‘ingtonpost. co.uk/lord-marks/uk-prison_b_1 542443 8. http://utm_hp_ref=uk-crime)

Task 4

Too Many Prisoners, Too Few Staff - Why Our Prisons Are in Crisis

Our prisons are in crisis - violence, self-harm and deaths in custody are at all-time high, prison capacity is stretched way beyond its limits and far too few prison officers struggle (17) _______. Against this backdrop, the Government has published its long-awaited Prisons and Courts Bill. They now accept (18) _______; they must be places of education, rehabilitation and reform.

The last three decades have seen numbers in England and Wales rising more sharply than ever, almost doubling to today’s level of about 85,000. The latest figures again show (19) _______ in Western Europe. Prisons are massively overcrowded, while chronic staff shortages mean staff cannot even ensure safety.

We need to take a hard look at sentencing policy. The increased use of minimum sentences has tied judges’ hands, (20) _______ and discretion to adopt alternatives to prison where appropriate.

Unless the Government gets prisoner numbers down and devotes the resources necessary (21) _______, building a renewed prison estate and providing effective education, training and other purposeful activity in every prison, all they will be doing is (22) _______ to staunch gaping wounds.

(Adapted from: http://www.hufi‘ingtonpost. co.uk/lord-marks/uk-prison_b_1 542443 8. http://utm_hp_ref=uk-crime)

Task 5

Wiltshire Police Issue Warnings

About Teens Using Prescription Drug Xanax

Police have issued (23) ______ about a prescription drug “as addictive as heroin” after 20 teenagers in the same city were left needing medical treatment.

Wiltshire Police (24) ______ parents to talk to their children about the dangers of taking drugs not prescribed to them after they (25) ______ teens in Salisbury were “deliberately risking their health” by taking Xanax.

A 15-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying the Class C drug. He was taken into (26) ______ for questioning before being released under (27) ______.

All of the teenagers affected by the drug in Salisbury - thought to be aged between 15 and 16 and from several local schools - have now (28) ______.

Inspector Pete Sparrow said the (29) ______ have left police “concerned”.

“It is being sold through (30) ______ sources at very low prices, making this attractive to young impressionable children,” he said.

“As a parent myself, I think it is my duty to talk to my children on this subject and

(31) ______ them to the risks and consequences.”

Wiltshire Council has advised teens in the area to contact the local drugs and alcohol service

Motiv8 if they have any (32) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www.hujfingtonpostco. uk/entry/wiltshire-police-warnings-teens-prescription-drug-xanax_uk_591 Ze9e5e4bo5obdca608d92? utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Wiltshire Police Issue Warnings

About Teens Using Prescription Drug Xanax

Police have issued (23) ______ about a prescription drug “as addictive as heroin” after 20 teenagers in the same city were left needing medical treatment.

Wiltshire Police (24) ______ parents to talk to their children about the dangers of taking drugs not prescribed to them after they (25) ______ teens in Salisbury were “deliberately risking their health” by taking Xanax.

A 15-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying the Class C drug. He was taken into (26) ______ for questioning before being released under (27) ______.

All of the teenagers affected by the drug in Salisbury - thought to be aged between 15 and 16 and from several local schools - have now (28) ______.

Inspector Pete Sparrow said the (29) ______ have left police “concerned”.

“It is being sold through (30) ______ sources at very low prices, making this attractive to young impressionable children,” he said.

“As a parent myself, I think it is my duty to talk to my children on this subject and

(31) ______ them to the risks and consequences.”

Wiltshire Council has advised teens in the area to contact the local drugs and alcohol service

Motiv8 if they have any (32) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www.hujfingtonpostco. uk/entry/wiltshire-police-warnings-teens-prescription-drug-xanax_uk_591 Ze9e5e4bo5obdca608d92? utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Wiltshire Police Issue Warnings

About Teens Using Prescription Drug Xanax

Police have issued (23) ______ about a prescription drug “as addictive as heroin” after 20 teenagers in the same city were left needing medical treatment.

Wiltshire Police (24) ______ parents to talk to their children about the dangers of taking drugs not prescribed to them after they (25) ______ teens in Salisbury were “deliberately risking their health” by taking Xanax.

A 15-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying the Class C drug. He was taken into (26) ______ for questioning before being released under (27) ______.

All of the teenagers affected by the drug in Salisbury - thought to be aged between 15 and 16 and from several local schools - have now (28) ______.

Inspector Pete Sparrow said the (29) ______ have left police “concerned”.

“It is being sold through (30) ______ sources at very low prices, making this attractive to young impressionable children,” he said.

“As a parent myself, I think it is my duty to talk to my children on this subject and

(31) ______ them to the risks and consequences.”

Wiltshire Council has advised teens in the area to contact the local drugs and alcohol service

Motiv8 if they have any (32) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www.hujfingtonpostco. uk/entry/wiltshire-police-warnings-teens-prescription-drug-xanax_uk_591 Ze9e5e4bo5obdca608d92? utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Wiltshire Police Issue Warnings

About Teens Using Prescription Drug Xanax

Police have issued (23) ______ about a prescription drug “as addictive as heroin” after 20 teenagers in the same city were left needing medical treatment.

Wiltshire Police (24) ______ parents to talk to their children about the dangers of taking drugs not prescribed to them after they (25) ______ teens in Salisbury were “deliberately risking their health” by taking Xanax.

A 15-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying the Class C drug. He was taken into (26) ______ for questioning before being released under (27) ______.

All of the teenagers affected by the drug in Salisbury - thought to be aged between 15 and 16 and from several local schools - have now (28) ______.

Inspector Pete Sparrow said the (29) ______ have left police “concerned”.

“It is being sold through (30) ______ sources at very low prices, making this attractive to young impressionable children,” he said.

“As a parent myself, I think it is my duty to talk to my children on this subject and

(31) ______ them to the risks and consequences.”

Wiltshire Council has advised teens in the area to contact the local drugs and alcohol service

Motiv8 if they have any (32) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www.hujfingtonpostco. uk/entry/wiltshire-police-warnings-teens-prescription-drug-xanax_uk_591 Ze9e5e4bo5obdca608d92? utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Wiltshire Police Issue Warnings

About Teens Using Prescription Drug Xanax

Police have issued (23) ______ about a prescription drug “as addictive as heroin” after 20 teenagers in the same city were left needing medical treatment.

Wiltshire Police (24) ______ parents to talk to their children about the dangers of taking drugs not prescribed to them after they (25) ______ teens in Salisbury were “deliberately risking their health” by taking Xanax.

A 15-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying the Class C drug. He was taken into (26) ______ for questioning before being released under (27) ______.

All of the teenagers affected by the drug in Salisbury - thought to be aged between 15 and 16 and from several local schools - have now (28) ______.

Inspector Pete Sparrow said the (29) ______ have left police “concerned”.

“It is being sold through (30) ______ sources at very low prices, making this attractive to young impressionable children,” he said.

“As a parent myself, I think it is my duty to talk to my children on this subject and

(31) ______ them to the risks and consequences.”

Wiltshire Council has advised teens in the area to contact the local drugs and alcohol service

Motiv8 if they have any (32) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www.hujfingtonpostco. uk/entry/wiltshire-police-warnings-teens-prescription-drug-xanax_uk_591 Ze9e5e4bo5obdca608d92? utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Wiltshire Police Issue Warnings

About Teens Using Prescription Drug Xanax

Police have issued (23) ______ about a prescription drug “as addictive as heroin” after 20 teenagers in the same city were left needing medical treatment.

Wiltshire Police (24) ______ parents to talk to their children about the dangers of taking drugs not prescribed to them after they (25) ______ teens in Salisbury were “deliberately risking their health” by taking Xanax.

A 15-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying the Class C drug. He was taken into (26) ______ for questioning before being released under (27) ______.

All of the teenagers affected by the drug in Salisbury - thought to be aged between 15 and 16 and from several local schools - have now (28) ______.

Inspector Pete Sparrow said the (29) ______ have left police “concerned”.

“It is being sold through (30) ______ sources at very low prices, making this attractive to young impressionable children,” he said.

“As a parent myself, I think it is my duty to talk to my children on this subject and

(31) ______ them to the risks and consequences.”

Wiltshire Council has advised teens in the area to contact the local drugs and alcohol service

Motiv8 if they have any (32) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www.hujfingtonpostco. uk/entry/wiltshire-police-warnings-teens-prescription-drug-xanax_uk_591 Ze9e5e4bo5obdca608d92? utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Wiltshire Police Issue Warnings

About Teens Using Prescription Drug Xanax

Police have issued (23) ______ about a prescription drug “as addictive as heroin” after 20 teenagers in the same city were left needing medical treatment.

Wiltshire Police (24) ______ parents to talk to their children about the dangers of taking drugs not prescribed to them after they (25) ______ teens in Salisbury were “deliberately risking their health” by taking Xanax.

A 15-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying the Class C drug. He was taken into (26) ______ for questioning before being released under (27) ______.

All of the teenagers affected by the drug in Salisbury - thought to be aged between 15 and 16 and from several local schools - have now (28) ______.

Inspector Pete Sparrow said the (29) ______ have left police “concerned”.

“It is being sold through (30) ______ sources at very low prices, making this attractive to young impressionable children,” he said.

“As a parent myself, I think it is my duty to talk to my children on this subject and

(31) ______ them to the risks and consequences.”

Wiltshire Council has advised teens in the area to contact the local drugs and alcohol service

Motiv8 if they have any (32) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www.hujfingtonpostco. uk/entry/wiltshire-police-warnings-teens-prescription-drug-xanax_uk_591 Ze9e5e4bo5obdca608d92? utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Wiltshire Police Issue Warnings

About Teens Using Prescription Drug Xanax

Police have issued (23) ______ about a prescription drug “as addictive as heroin” after 20 teenagers in the same city were left needing medical treatment.

Wiltshire Police (24) ______ parents to talk to their children about the dangers of taking drugs not prescribed to them after they (25) ______ teens in Salisbury were “deliberately risking their health” by taking Xanax.

A 15-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying the Class C drug. He was taken into (26) ______ for questioning before being released under (27) ______.

All of the teenagers affected by the drug in Salisbury - thought to be aged between 15 and 16 and from several local schools - have now (28) ______.

Inspector Pete Sparrow said the (29) ______ have left police “concerned”.

“It is being sold through (30) ______ sources at very low prices, making this attractive to young impressionable children,” he said.

“As a parent myself, I think it is my duty to talk to my children on this subject and

(31) ______ them to the risks and consequences.”

Wiltshire Council has advised teens in the area to contact the local drugs and alcohol service

Motiv8 if they have any (32) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www.hujfingtonpostco. uk/entry/wiltshire-police-warnings-teens-prescription-drug-xanax_uk_591 Ze9e5e4bo5obdca608d92? utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)