Drugs smuggled by drone undermining rehabilitation in prisons, watchdog warns

Chief inspector says jails in England and Wales are overwhelmed by contraband, overcrowding and lack of staff

The volume of drugs being delivered by drones into prisons is severely undermining hopes of rehabilitation among inmates, a watchdog has warned.

Criminal gangs are smuggling contraband to bored and vulnerable inmates who are locked up for most of the day in filthy cells with little activity, the chief inspector of prisons' annual report said.