Lags at HMP Mount have been filmed throwing a party after seizing control of a wing as prison bosses warn the nation’s jails are in a state of ‘crisis’

RAMPAGING lags have been filmed throwing a party after seizing control of a prison wing.

One dances a victory jig egged on by pals.

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Another brags: “We took over wing mate — f*** them.”

Other prisoners bang their fists on cell doors.

Separate footage shows anti-riot officers entering The Mount in Bovington, Herts, to restore order.

Trouble flared on Monday and Tuesday after lags were kept on an extended lockdown due to staff shortages.

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A source said: “People have set fires and caused flooding. It’s carnage.”

Andrea Albutt, president of the Prison Governors Association, warned yesterday that many jails were in “crisis”.

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