Drone-delivered weapons in jails a 'national security threat'

Mr Taylor's warnings come in damning reports into the respective conditions at the maximum security jails. His inspection teams found serious and repeated failings of security and safety, with clear evidence of gangs arranging delivery by air of items including weapons, drugs and phones to inmates. "This is a threat to national security," said Mr Taylor. "The potential for serious weapons to be able to get into our prisons in increasing numbers means that there is a risk, particularly with these Category A prisons, particularly with some of the riskiest men in the country who are either connected to organised crime gangs or they're terrorists. "The potential for them to be able to commit serious offences within prison, or potentially to be able to escape or to cause something like a hostage situation is an enormous concern."