POA members know how poor and dangerous the physical state of most UK prisons is. 

The union is determined to secure a change for the better and is being supported by MPs such as Kim Johnson (Lab, Liverpool Riverside). Kim has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for the in-sourcing of buildings maintenance work, and in this episode discusses why this issue is so close to her heart, what she hopes the motion will achieve and how POA members and local reps can help.

The episode also features testimonies from local reps on the awful conditions they have to work in, and national chair Mark Fairhurst assesses why privatisation has failed so badly and the politics of achieving improvements.

More information from poauk.org.uk