Prison manager has been scapegoated over Hadush Kebatu’s release, says union

Exclusive: POA says targeting is ‘unjust’, as chief inspector of prisons blames ‘chaos’ in sector and says mistakes happen ‘all the time’The prison officers’ union has questioned why a single member of staff at HMP Chelmsford has been “unjustly” targeted after the mistaken release of a refused asylum seeker who had sexually assaulted a teenage girl.Mark Fairhurst, the national chair of the POA, said that the member, a discharging manager, was the only person under suspension when at least two other more senior staff members were involved in freeing Hadush Kebatu. Continue reading...