As part of the training day, we were supposed to discuss how often we saw signs of trauma – the results of childhood abuse and neglect – on the landings as prison officers. All prison officers have witnessed violence. In the last few years of my decade as a prison officer, I’d come to better understand how the job was affecting me. It’s hard for the prison officers trained as peer supporters to support their peers when jails are understaffed. Insisting that prison officers are properly supported when every single one wearing that cheap uniform will tell you different?

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2026 05:13 UTC