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
War has clearly started this evening with the russian military doing surgical strikes. short range ballistic missiles, i ve not seen a lot of air strikes coming from any russian fighter jets or bombers. this is the country under attack as we said earlier. it s a very dark day for europe, probably the darkest most violent that we ve seen since the end of world war ii. i just want to go with you are in lviv. we have the traffic and people going to poland saying that there is martial law there in the country. there are people apparently going about their morning duties and try to open up their businesses and so forth. does it look like, what have you seen where you are this morning was the reaction? let s take a look right now, i m seeing a number of cars on the street, i m seeing life, a woman walking her dog down there. a little bit of a traffic jam, people going to work.