The number of prison officers in Full Sutton Prison has increased over the last year, as the establishment tackles rising levels of assault and self-harm.
Assaults at HMP Full Sutton have increased by 86% in five years, with prison reform campaigners declaring the situation part of a larger ‘national emergency’.
Humberside Police officers are urging people in the Pocklington area to warn friends and family about a scam where a fraudster pretends to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) before tricking vulnerable victims into paying bogus debts and taxes using iTunes gift cards.
HMP Full Sutton continues, overall, to provide a safe and secure environment for prisoners and staff, the latest report by the prison’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said.
The chief inspector responsible for neighbourhood policing in the Pocklington and Market Weighton areas said his officers are committed to all areas of their duties.
Throughout February, police officers in Pocklington will be carrying out high visibility patrols of the Pocklington Town Centre area to deter potential
Offenders work 208,511 hours on community payback projects
Offenders working in their communities after being sentenced for criminal offences have contributed tens of thousands of hours in North Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire.
