Officers say the actual damage caused was no more than a normal weekend at the YOI. Justice Secretary Jack Straw said young offenders caused £220,000 worth of damage to cells during a one-day wildcat strike by members of the POA in August. He proposed a strike ban as an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, which is currently going through Parliament. But Colin Moses, chairman of the POA, said the figure was misleading....


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