The number of staff off sick with mental health-related sickness nearly doubled over five years.
By Alex Bish & James Pearson & Jonathan FaggThe number of prison officers in England and Wales who took sick days for mental health reasons nearly doubled over five years.
The Ministry of Justice says the number of prison officers only rose by 18% during the five-year time period. In December 2022 there were 21,633 officers, up from 18,402 in March 2017. Tom Hill was a prison officer for 32 years at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire. He says the austerity cuts from 2010 have meant that experienced staff have left the service.
Half of prison officers in England and Wales said they do not feel safe at the prisons they work in, a large-scale survey of prison staff by theBut the Prison Service said it was taking steps to improve the safety of prisons, increasing the number of band 3-5 officers by 3,662 between October 2016 and September 2022.Gordon Henderson, the Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, who has three prisons in his constituency, said there had been a campaign to give staff more protection.
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