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Prisons Minister Damian Hinds
PRISONS Minister Damian Hinds faced a grilling from prison officers at their annual conference in Eastbourne today.
The East Hampshire MP met cries of “answer the question!” from members of the POA union after failing to answer Yes or No on whether it was appropriate for prison officers to work until 68.
The union’s chairman Mark Fairhurst told the minister: “Our workplace has become more violent.
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
United Nations experts slam Britain for ‘perpetuating serious human rights violations’
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