{"id":6670,"date":"2025-10-28T10:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prisonersadvice.org.uk\/?p=6670"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:22:01","slug":"number-of-prison-and-probation-staff-dismissed-for-misconduct-doubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/2025\/10\/28\/number-of-prison-and-probation-staff-dismissed-for-misconduct-doubles\/","title":{"rendered":"NUMBER OF PRISON AND PROBATION STAFF DISMISSED FOR MISCONDUCT DOUBLES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Figures published by the Ministry of Justice show that the number of prison and probation staff dismissed for misconduct has doubled from 181 in 2022 to 397 in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dismissals include cases of prison officers smuggling contraband into jails, conducting&nbsp; sexual relationships with prisoners and illegally accessing confidential information. 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