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Monday, October 22, 2007

Many prison officers behave no better than prisoners

Many prison officers behave no better than prisoners

A freedom of information request by the Guardian newspaper has disclosed that 1,300 prison officers have either been sacked or disciplined for a range of criminal offences or breaches of security and breaches of Prison Rules.

In total, 1,300 staff were guilty of misconduct, including assaulting prisoners and other staff, racial harassment, falsely claiming sick leave, failing to obey instructions, theft, and being drunk or high on drugs at work.

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