'I thought I was going to die': Violence against prison officers soars

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Violence against prison officers has soared since the pandemic with 23 attacks a day recorded last year across England and Wales.

A new report by the Community trade union, exclusively seen by Sky News, warns that without "major, generational reform… the epidemic of violence will only get worse".

Political correspondent Amanda Akass has been speaking to one prison officer who suffered catastrophic injuries during an attack at work.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-the-epidemic-of-violence-against-prison-officers-13067151

Warning: This report contains graphic images and references to suicide

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