Staff at crisis-hit prison won prizes including West End show tickets and Ferrari driving experience at bingo-style event funded by taxpayers

STAFF at a crisis-hit prison won prizes at a bingo-style event funded by taxpayers.

Bosses at maximum security HMP Woodhill used jail funds for treats including West End show tickets and a Ferrari driving experience.

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The prison in Milton Keynes was last year deemed “barely fit for purpose” in a report. It has huge staff shortages and the highest suicide rate in the country.

A source said: “The morale of staff is important but this is divisive when the prison is in need of  improvement.”

The Ministry of Justice insisted there was a £100 limit on prizes, adding: “It recognises and encourages good performance.”