Unable to innovate or even buy basic materials, and struggling to keep staff while operating antiquated systems, prison ...

Former justice secretary David Gauke, who is carrying out a sentencing review, is widely expected to recommend more offenders ...

Tom Wheatley, the president of the Prison Governors Association (PGA), said the demand appeared to have been fuelled by word of mouth online. “It’s turned into an approach that has been ...

In 2023, thousands of applicants, many from Africa, expressed interest in UK prison jobs. Tom Wheatley, President of the Prison Governors Association, noted the surge was largely driven by word-of ...

Since 2023, jails have been forced to recruit overseas officers to make up places, with the majority coming from Nigeria, ...

Newly recruited prison officers in the UK — including many from Nigeria — are reportedly seen camping or sleeping in their cars to save on accommodation. The Telegraph reports that the ...

The prison service is, for the first time, sponsoring skilled worker visas for overseas applicants. Jails are recruiting prison officers from Nigeria and other countries to plug shortages in a ...

In another instance, foreign officers set up a makeshift camp in the woods opposite their workplace after discovering no accommodation was provided. Tom Wheatley, president of the Prison Governors ...

While the recruitment of overseas staff has helped fill vacancies, it has led to some difficulties within UK prisons. president of the Prison Governors Association (PGA), Tom Wheatley, mentioned that ...

At another location, some officers set up a makeshift camp in a wooded area near their workplace. In 2023, thousands of applicants, many from Africa, expressed interest in UK prison jobs. Tom Wheatley ...