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The Latest Breaking News from the Prison Officers Association

Pepper spray use at young offender institutions in England ruled legal

Howard League charity fails in battle to halt government’s decision to make Pava available to prison staff

The Guardian - UK

Mistakenly released prisoner hands himself in as Lammy faces fresh pressure over handling of fiasco

William ‘Billy’ Smith, 35, returned to Wandsworth prison after being mistakenly released on Monday

The Independent UK

Five more prisoners freed in error after sex offender’s release from Essex jail

Union says staff shortages and confusion over early release schemes are driving a rise in mistakes

The Guardian - UK

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IPP scandal: Call for free vote on bill to end ‘living nightmare’ of indefinite jail terms

Lord Blunkett and the chair of Prison Officers Association have backed a private member’s bill for almost 3,000 IPP prisoners to be resentenced

The Independent UK

Fresh UK prisons crisis as riots lead to fears of overcrowding

Exclusive: emergency plan set to be introduced that could see alleged criminals released and court cases delayed

The Guardian - UK

Child prisons in England and Wales ‘significantly more violent’ than adult jails

Chief inspector says levels of hostility and self-harm rising across young offender institutions

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on prisons: staff will be key to any turnaround

Editorial: A lack of experienced officers, and poor overall strategy, have produced a grim situation

The Guardian - UK

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Record number of trials adjourned over failure to bring suspects from prison to court

Exclusive: Defendants stuck in custody vans miles from court while victims, witnesses, lawyers and police spend wasted hours awaiting them at ‘untold’ cost

The Independent UK

Inquiries launched after terror suspect Daniel Khalife’s prison escape

Justice secretary says ‘no stone must be left unturned’ in examining Khalife’s escape from Wandsworth

The Guardian - UK

Katie Allan's mum says daughter's tragic death has cost family thousands amid fight for answers

Linda Allan and husband Stuart may have to withdraw from a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of their daughter despite five years of tirelessly campaigning for answers.

Daily Record

Prisons ‘time bomb’ warning as officers say they are unsafe, understaffed and underpaid

Survey finds 43 per cent of prison officers in England and Wales plan to leave

The Independent UK

Prison officers 'at breaking point' as sick leave for mental stress surges

The Prison Officers Association blames the issue on poor pay and jails being overcrowded, violent and short-staffed. National chair Mark Fairhurst wants trained counsellors employed on-site at every prison

Daily Mirror

18 female prison officers fired for having flings with prisoners at Welsh jail

The Prison Officers’ Association said "the wrong kind of women" were being hired for what is a demanding role

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