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What prison crisis? £2million a year is wasted on 'finding ways to say jails are racist' - as thousands of criminals are let out due to lack of space

New figures show the department employs 20 staff at a cost of £1.7million a year in a 'disparities unit' to study diversity in jail and probation.

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