If we can’t keep rats out of Britain’s jails, we shouldn’t be putting children in them | Zoe Williams (opens in new tab)

The story of the therapy ferret used to kill rats at Wetherby young offenders institution raises question after question. Not least: is this any place for humans, whatever they have done?‘Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison” was how the Guardian’s own headline reported . “Concerns” felt pretty mild, and I’d have preferred to hear it was a panic or at least a flat spin.I hoped that it had happened out of sight, since it is no small thing to watch o...