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PRISON officers declared a “major” victory today after the government announced that Birmingham prison will be returned to public ownership permanently.
Prisons Minister Rory Stewart has said that the West Midlands jail will be returned to state control after security giant G4S was given a 15-year contract in 2011.
However, consistent allegations about inhumane treatment of prisoners and poor facilities persisted.
IAN LAWRENCE welcomes the government sentencing review but warns past experience shows such words rarely translate into meaningful action
MARK FAIRHURST highlights the main issues facing officers in a long neglected service, and raised by front-line delegates at POA conference last week, including understaffing, violence, bullying and the ongoing denial of workers’ right to strike
