A DAMNING investigation has exposed “shocking, violent and dehumanising” staff behaviour towards prisoners, including physical and psychological cruelty.The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report, published today, noted that in one case, a prison officer told a 19-year-old during a use-of-force incident in a strip-search: “How f***ing difficult was that, mate? You stupid, stupid boy.”The teenager’s teeth were significantly damaged and he alleged a racial slur, yet the prison’s own investigation found no need for a formal investigation.

A DAMNING investigation has exposed “shocking, violent and dehumanising” staff behaviour towards prisoners, including physical and psychological cruelty.

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report, published today, noted that in one case, a prison officer told a 19-year-old during a use-of-force incident in a strip-search: “How f***ing difficult was that, mate? You stupid, stupid boy.”

The teenager’s teeth were significantly damaged and he alleged a racial slur, yet the prison’s own investigation found no need for a formal investigation.

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