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My life as a prison officer

My life as a prison officer

Daily Sensemaker • S1, Episode 849

My life as a prison officer

Last year, almost one in seven prison officers left their jobs. One former staffer tells Tortoise about the state of Britain's prisons – and why no one wants to work in them.

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