It is that logic that perhaps explains why there are now only 42,000 staff in the National Offender Management Service in england and wales, while there were 19,000 back in 2010. But the logic of cutting prisons has perhaps reached a limit. The pressure of fewer staff in overcrowded jails has seen violence rise towards staff, other prisoners or in the form of self harm. Bad things are happening in ourjails, and its no surprise the president of the Prison Governors Association has written an open letter attacking the governments management of prisons. Heres elaine dunkley. Violence and rioting, volatility has gripped prisons in england and wales. Run. The pressure in our Prison Service building for staff and inmates. Get down. A breakdown in Law And Order caused by a shortage of staff and a growing Prison Population. A toxic mix according to the Prison Governors Association. Attacks on prison staff and drugs academic increasing concern around Mental Health and overcrowding, resources an
Have another storm system sliding in right along the coastline. Our hidef Doppler Radar is tracking that storm system. Pretty good downpours early on today. At least in the Morning Hours and along the peninsula, you could see good downpours there. A lot of rain expected to fall this morning. More widely scattered showered toward the afternoon. So looks like much better day ahead in the latter half. So temperatures out the door right now in the 40s and the 50s. I think as we head toward the afternoon, those temperatures are going to be running up into the 60s so looking good mid60s the warmest spots inland, 50s at the coastline. Lets go to anne makovec. She is out in the rain right now. Hows it looking . Reporter the rain stopped in marin county the Golden Gate Bridge here behind me. We are getting a little bit of a break in it but it sounds like it is not over yet. Heres the rain a couple of hours ago when we arrived at vista points. It was coming down, not crazy, no washouts but expec
Debora villalon has the story. Reporter its a uniform franklin lee wore for the past four years. Leading scouting programs in sebastapol. Den leaders for troops. Boy scout leadership didnt see it coming. Five felony counts against lee. Various sex crimes with a minor. Some of them with a child under 14. As far as we know none of these allegations occurred with, during any sort of scouting activities. Reporter at franklin lees homes we learned how the alleged accounts occurred. I just want to know why my brother did it to him. My entire family thought that he was a good hearted guy and he liked working with children and its just really disappointing. Reporter he says his brother now almost 18 was lees victim. He used to go on vacations a lot. Just them two to bond. And were probably guessing thats what happened during some of those times. Reporter on any other night franklin lee would have been at this meeting of scout leaders. Instead his release will probably be brought up. It hurts i
And shock after the news. Debora villalon has the story. Reporter its a uniform franklin lee wore for the past four years. Leading scouting programs in sebastapol. Den leaders for troops. Boy scout leadership didnt see it coming. Five felony counts against lee. Various sex crimes with a minor. Some of them with a child under 14. As far as we know none of these allegations occurred with, during any sort of scouting activities. Reporter at franklin lees homes we learned how the alleged accounts occurred. I just want to know why my brother did it to him. My entire family thought that he was a good hearted guy and he liked working with children and its just really disappointing. Reporter he says his brother now almost 18 was lees victim. He used to go on vacations a lot. Just them two to bond. And were probably guessing thats what happened during some of those times. Reporter on any other night franklin lee would have been at this meeting of scout leaders. Instead his release will probably