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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.
With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN