Mr. John Clinton:

While I have seen some positive things in the British system, I would have a negative view of most of the stuff I have seen over there. An undercover journalist recently went into Northumberland prison to make a Panorama documentary that showed the stark reality of how bad a prison can get. I would not like to work in the place, never mind being a prisoner there. The documentary focused on the developing issue of the use of new psychoactive substances in the prison environment. It showed a prison officer collapsing as a result of inhaling the smoke in the air in the prison. He had to be taken out in an ambulance. Such things are taking off now, unfortunately, and it will be difficult to deal with them in our system.