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The government is to reintroduce a ban on prison officer strikes, two years after repealing similar legislation. Jack Straw told MPs last night the government plans to introduce legislation that would prohibit prison officers striking after a voluntary no-strike agreement appeared to break down last summer. In August the Prison Officers Association (POA) launched a… Read more »
Overcrowded prisons are to blame for last year’s sharp increase in self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales, it has been claimed. The Howard League for Penal Reform (HLPR) has attacked the government after statistics revealed yesterday showed the number of convicts attempting to kill themselves increased to 92 in 2007 from 67 in… Read more »
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