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Prison officers’ union POA accused the government yesterday of failing to protect the public after it announced plans to “raise capacity” at bursting jails by cramming more prisoners into existing sites.
An extra 440 places were announced this week by the Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), but all will be in established prisons.
This is in addition to a further 900 places in private jails.
Long-term underfunding and state neglect, while simultaneously probation services have been undermined, have intensified the prison crises, argues SOLOMON HUGHES
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