Officer at privately run prison ‘was drunk at work on Christmas Day’

Police investigate incident at HMP Northumberland, run by Sodexo Justice Services, where union officials have criticised job cutsA police investigation is under way and a prison officer has been suspended after allegedly being found drunk at work on Christmas Day, the private firm which runs the jail said.Sodexo Justice Services, which runs HMP Northumberland near Morpeth, only gave brief details about the incident as police were making inquiries. Continue reading...