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How corrupt are Britain's prisons?

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65% Informative

Beatrice Auty said she was harassed by a male prison officer at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey .

Lee Davis , who spent two years in prison for corruption, also told the BBC of a culture where staff routinely use their knowledge of security measures to smuggle contraband inside.

The Ministry of Justice ’s response suggests that this could be a case of a few bad apples.

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63

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60

Neutral language

81

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semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

61

Offensive language

offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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