The rise in disorder is of “grave concern” and contributes to a “toxic mix” of pressure for prison governors, Andrea Albutt said Anthony Devlin/PAMinisters have presided over a “complete decline” of the prison service and have offered little to alleviate pressure, the president of the Prison Governors Association has warned. Andrea Albutt blamed rising unrest in jails on staffing pressures and a lack of space after prison officers trained in anti-riot measures were sent to restore order at a prison for the second day running. The rise in disorder is of “grave concern” and contributes to a “toxic mix” of pressure for prison governors, Ms Albutt said. In an open letter to members she said governors were “ devastated at the complete decline of our service”. “The rise in our population, unforeseen by the statisticians in the MoJ [Ministry of Justice], has left us with virtually no headroom…

Source: The Times August 02, 2017 07:52 UTC