More than a third of assaults on UK prison officers are not fully investigated
by Sophie Smith from World news | The Guardian on (#6S8XT)
Staff says reports of abuse by inmates are not taken seriously by management, leaving them feeling vulnerable
More than a third of investigations into assaults against prison staff are dropped before the end of the process, according to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data.
Speaking to the Observer, officers working in several different prisons said they felt management did not take abuse against them by inmates seriously and that they were frequently told to grow up" and deal with it".
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