Britain Finds Faulty Cells
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LONDON — Britain has discovered a design fault at new jails that allows prisoners to escape from their cells, the Home Office said Sunday. The fault was found after a riot at a young offenders’ prison, where inmates broke open ventilation grills above cell toilets, wriggled into service ducts and reached central areas, a spokeswoman said.
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