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監獄官員違抗判決
星期三， 2007年8月29日
數以萬計監獄官員違抗一個高等法院命令并且拒绝結束他們的全國罷工在薪水爭執。 驚奇罷工由監獄官員的成員』協會(早熟禾屬)在英國和威爾士開始了在0700 BST。 行動在它以後來了拔出了與政府的沒有罷工協議。 官員在布里斯托爾、坎特伯雷和長的Lartin回到了工作下午，但其他早熟禾屬成員說他們會呆在外面24個小時。 監獄州長協會主席查爾斯Bushell在英國告訴了BBC新聞全部129所監獄，并且威爾士遭受了中斷。 日間，囚犯在他們的細胞被保留鎖著，并且高級管理人員負責責任例如分佈的飯食。 訪客也被驅逐了，并且出庭取消了。 早熟禾屬的全國執行委員會，歸結於集會在倫敦在晚上，将發布正式指示對它的成員關於怎樣反應命令。 BBC通訊員丹尼爾Sandford認為聯合看上去使用「耽擱的戰術」延長爭執，潛在地冒尋找進一步等級從法院的政府的風險為破壞命令。 `普遍』行動 獨立薪水審查機構為監獄今年初推薦了給範圍從的部長薪金？12,000為輔助職員對幾乎？32,000為主要官員，在二個階段代表2.5%上升。 多數監獄官員開始？17,700. 早熟禾屬，有28,000名成員，認為交付當班加入了罷工的90%那些人。 它認為罷工「普遍，并且史無前例」和有「lockdown」 -囚犯被限制對他們的細胞-的地方在多數監獄。 受影響的監獄包括：
The Association of Chief Police Officers said police cells were being used for any inmates who could not return to their normal prison after court and for newly sentenced prisoners. ‘Overwhelming case’ The prison population in England and Wales is close to capacity levels, with about 80,000 people held. At the High Court, the judge, Mr Justice Ramsey, said there was an “overwhelming case” that a legally binding agreement had been broken. Lawyers for the Ministry of Justice told the High Court the strike had meant there was a backlog of 900 people waiting to be transferred to prisons. The hearing was also told a prisoner had been found dead in a cell. A government lawyer said he was not making a link between the strike and the death but it was a concern. Staff at the category-C Acklington prison in Northumberland later said they did not believe the death of William Stuart Laidlaw, who was found hanged at 0930 BST, was connected to the strike. Mr Justice Ramsey said the effect of any strike would have “particularly difficult consequences” to prisons already filled to capacity. “Given the current position in the prisons, it is clear in my view that this is an appropriate case where the administration of the prison service as part of the administration of justice in the country requires the grant of the injunction,” he said. In Bristol, local POA representative Paul Moltby said he had seen the wording of the injunction and believed officers had no choice but to return to work. “The judge makes it quite clear that anybody who does not go back to work… does not follow the court order… will be in contempt of court and that is not a position we feel that we can put prison officers in,” he said. Shadow minister for justice Edward Garnier said the government had “mis-managed, both strategically and on a day-to-day basis the prison estate” and “wound-up” the POA. Officials say Justice Secretary Jack Straw is planning to hold talks with the POA next week but deny the government had failed to address concerns about pay and falling morale. Have Your Say: Prison officers defy court order Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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