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£1.26mn paid out to prison inmates in last two years

A report in the Daily Telegraph has revealed that almost 500 inmates in a sample of 10 prisons made claims over the past two years, with those who were successful winning a total of £1.26mn. At Wormwood Scrubs, there were 48 claims lodged by inmates for assault by staff resulting in payments of more than £1mn.

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