Prison officers warn against ‘political posturing’ as Labour analysis shows mental ill health leaves add up to 774 years
THE prison officers’ union has warned against “political posturing” by parties in the run-up to the general amid a crisis in Britain’s jails.
Labour condemned the deepening crisis in the prison and probation service today, but said nothing about what the party would do about it if elected to government.
The party stated that the amount of time taken off sick in 2023 by prison and probation officers for mental health reasons totalled the equivalent of 774 years.
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