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Wormwood Scrubs prison officers make wildcat walkout over safety
PRISON staff at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs jail walked out yesterday over health and safety concerns.
Members of the Prison Officers Association (POA), who are barred from taking formal industrial action, gathered outside the west London facility in protest against a spate of recent incidents.
The action came just weeks after an inspection report sparked claims of “Dickensian squalor” at the prison.
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