UK high-security prisons lose one in four officers under Conservatives

HMP Belmarsh has seen a near 40% drop in prison officer numbers – from 891 in 2010 to just 553.HMP Belmarsh, the category-A men’s prison that has inmates including serial killer Stephen Port and extreme Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, has experienced a near 40% drop in prison officer numbers – from 891 in 2010 to just 553.The Ministry of Justice figures, which show a drop of more than 1,700 prison officers in total across the eight highest security prisons, come as new data w