To ask would you ever be a prison officer? And how much?

[TheQueef]

Watched a few telly programmes about prison recently.
I can now confidently say I would never do that job. For £24,000 or even £124k.

Would you be,or indeed are you, a prison officer?

What do you think the salary should start at?

Not to mention Spice attacks every day, ambulances nearly every day, fire at least once a month. All this plus 22 hour bang up does not make it a happy place. Any one can go to prison and I treat everyone with respect because they have mothers and fathers and children whose fault is not theirs that their loved one is inside. I have met some interesting people, and spoken to men that I wouldn't normally have met in any circumstances, I talk with gang members and understand why young men are in these gangs and actually how tragic it all is.

Thought I’d bump this thread after seeing the Ross Kemp Belmarsh documentary.
Did just under 2 years in a young adult jail. Straight from training dumped on a landing with virtually no support.
It’s a complex job with many roles.

I know a young officer who has been attacked twice by in mates just trying to make their name in the prison. A high risk job where the officers are expected to keep us all safe from the people the rest of society think unfit to live amongst it. The officers are meant to be guards, mental health carers, support workers, drug and weapons control experts - amongst other things, while putting their lives at risk for us every minute of their day. No way are they paid enough -
No wonder retention is low.

Very true Stone. Family member of mine joined in the early 90s. Left recently.
In those days, yes it was still a risky job but there was more staff, less prisoners.