Don't miss our must-read newsletter Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailPrisoners say they are being punished for speaking Welsh in a Welsh jail – because the guards cannot understand them. Accusations of discrimination by Welsh lags also include being denied interpreters at disciplinary panels. It said: “Some complaints concerned prisoners speaking Welsh who could not be understood by officers. A previous report by chief prison ­inspector Peter Clarke raised worries about the lack of staff being able to speak Welsh at the jail, where around a quarter of lags are Welsh. A Prison Service spokesperson denied Welsh inmates were being penalised for speaking Welsh, ­adding: “We are providing extra staff training and mentors to encourage Welsh speaking atthe prison.”

Source: Daily Mirror September 26, 2020 19:51 UTC