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Why do some female prison officers risk it all for forbidden rom
Over her decade as a prison officer, Alex South worked with some extraordinary colleagues, and saw what prisons at their best are like. She also saw the bad side – illicit affairs, violence, squalid conditions – getting gradually worse
In a showcase from our sister site Truly, we meet Tameka, a prison guard who married an inmate
Sherri had a rule about not dating the prisoners she worked with, but a convicted killer compelled her to break it…
As a sentencing review proposes ways to tackle the prison population, Closer looks at what it might mean for women who have often been coerced into crime
AMY REYNOLDS LEFT AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, BUT THE OFFICER ASSIGNED TO HER CASE HAD AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE
With a rise in teachers being banned from the profession for sexual misconduct with students, Closer speaks to one mum whose son was taken advantage of and looks at how we can reduce the stigma for male victims…
