The POA union claims the hostile environment is caused by underfunding and said the report by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland is a “damning indictment”. READ MORE ...

On Wednesday the Prison Officers' Association (POA) union called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to strengthen security for its members. The union's general secretary Steve Gillan said he was ...

Hashem Abedi is said to have thrown hot cooking oil over three prison officers before stabbing and slashing them with ...

Mark Fairhurst, chairman of the Prison Officers Association (POA), spoke out after the union named Abedi and claimed that he was responsible for a 'vicious', 'unprovoked' attack at HMP Frankland in ...