Recent escalating prison violence has been described as "out of control" by a union boss amid three separate attacks which have left five officers injured. Steve Gillan, general secretary of the ...

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Mr Willetts said a male prison officer was assaulted before having a TV thrown at him, while a female officer suffered a broken arm. A HMPPS (HM Prison and Probation Service) spokesperson confirmed ...

Steve Gillan POA General Secretary said: “Escalating levels of violence are out of control in the prison service in England and Wales. "It appears that HMPPS [HM Prison and Probation Service ...

The 71-year-old was first incarcerated at HMP Bronzefield, before being transferred to HM Prison Low Newton. In 2019, she was transferred to HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire, where she remains.

A prison officer who admitted having an intimate relationship with an inmate after she "proper fell in love with him" has been jailed. At one point, Morgan Farr Varney, 24, of West Avenue ...

Phil Copple, chief executive of HM Prison and Probation Service, said: "The criminal misconduct in this case lets down the public we serve as well as the vast majority of honest and hardworking ...

Phil Copple, chief executive of HM Prison and Probation Service, said: “The criminal misconduct in this case lets down the public we serve as well as the vast majority of honest and hardworking ...

Phil Copple, chief executive of HM Prison and Probation Service, said: “The criminal misconduct in this case lets down the public we serve as well as the vast majority of honest and hardworking prison ...

The court heard that after joining HM Prison Service as an officer, Farr Varney did a training programme on anti-corruption, along with input on conditioning from inmates and how to spot it.

“This report has made a series of recommendations that we believe should be implemented urgently by HM Prison and Probation Service.” The Ministry of Justice was contacted for comment. Support the ...