Exclusive: FOI data reveals scale of problem, ahead of launch of counter-corruption unit to tackle offences include bringing drugs into prisons
Prison officer sacked and jailed for having sex with inmate in cell
More than 2,500 prison staff have been subject to disciplinary action in the last five years, including for relationships with inmates, assaulting prisoners and racism, the Guardian can reveal, as the government prepares to launch a unit to tackle corruption in jails.
A total of 2,666 prison staff in England and Wales were subject to disciplinary action between mid-2013 and mid-2018, according to data released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) under the Freedom of Information Act.
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