Prison staff ‘on the brink’ take equivalent of 770 years mental health sick days
Prison and probation staff took the equivalent of more than 770 years of mental health sick leave last year, amid a crisis within the criminal justice estate, data has revealed.
In the year to March 2024, some 282,457 working days were lost to mental ill health in HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
This is equivalent to 774 years according analysis by the Labour Party, which
