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31 UK Guards Fired Since 2019 for Sexual Misconduct with Prisoners
Loaded on May 19, 2023
by Jordan Arizmendi
by Jordan Arizmendi
As of March 2023, the U.K. Prison Service had fired 31 guards in just 48 months for sexual misconduct with prisoners in England and Wales. More than half of the randy guards – 18 – were fired from a single lockup, HMP Berwyn, which is …
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