St Albans raid exposes jailbirds’ creature comforts

In one of the cells, there was even a makeshift ‘mini-lounge’ with a TV, radio and multiplug for charging phones

Flat screen TVs, makeshift lounges, smuggled goods, cellphones and heaps of cash — the creature comforts of St Albans prison inmates were laid bare during a predawn raid on Monday.

The banned goods now in the hands of the department of correctional services are believed to be just the tip of the iceberg...

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