Prison staff 'begging for help' as mental health sick days rise

Prison staff in England are increasingly missing work due to poor mental health, exclusive data shows. Officers say a lack of ...

Prison criticised for 'high levels of violence'

A prison has been criticised for "sustained overcrowding" and "unacceptably high" levels of violence. HMP Bullingdon, near ...

'The first thing men can do is educate themselves' - Hull prison officer speaks up to end violence against women and girls

A prison officer from Hull has been photographed as part of a national portrait series highlighting the men who are speaking up to help end men’s violence against women and girls. Jordan Coombes, 33, ...

Prison officer who had sex with rapist speaks out and reveals note which destroyed her career

Cherrie‐Ann Austin‐Saddington, a former prison guard, had an affair with inmate Bradley Trengrove, a convicted rapist, that would shatter her career and raise serious questions about how boundary viol ...

'Systemic failings' after woman treated like 'feral dog' before prison death

A prison watchdog has ordered an "urgent review" into the use of segregation in a prison after a Merseyside woman died on ...
Oxford Mail

Bullingdon prison: Staff shortages and 'high' levels of violence

A Bicester area prison is experiencing staff shortages and 'unacceptably high' levels of violence, according to a new report.

'Popular' West Midlands police officer secretly rifled through confidential data

A 'curious' police officer secretly rifled through confidential systems, a disciplinary hearing has been told. 'Experienced' former Detective Constable Keeling made a number of checks which she should ...

Detention centre officer uncovered as 'most prolific sex offender in British history'

Neville Husband attacked hundreds of trainees at Medomsley detention centre in Consett, Co Durham, according to Prison and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Adrian Usher ...

Mother says daughter treated ‘like a feral dog in a cage’ after prison death

Alex Davies, who suffered from severe borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found dead in her segregation cell.
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Inquest into the death of Ricky Crosher, who died at HMP Lowdham Grange, heard that staff failed to complete checks on Ricky and lacked training

Prison staff without proper training were documenting false checks the night before a 40-year-old man died by suicide, an ...
Inside Time

Prison officer numbers falling despite push to recruit

The latest prison workforce statistics show that officer numbers are still falling, albeit slowly. The number working in public sector prisons in England and Wales fell by 3.1 per cent in the 12 ...
WDBJ

Name released of suspect in killing of prison corrections officer

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has released the name of the inmate accused of killing a corrections officer Monday at River North Correctional Center. John ...