Former prison officer calls for action in jail release crisis

Claire Lewis was the victim of a horrific assault in high security Frankland jail, Durham 15 years ago, warned it is only a matter of time before a freed prisoner reoffends

A prison campaigner has slammed the 'chaos' of the UK penal system after a series of escapes by prisoners as she calls for change. Claire Lewis was the victim of a horrific assault in high security Frankland jail, Durham 15 years ago. The mum-of-two suffered severe PTSD and was forced to retire. She won tens of thousands of supporters when she called for her former colleagues to be given protective body armour . The Government announced the armour would be given to frontline staff earlier this year. Claire was responsible for checks on prisoners before they were released from HMP Frankland. And the mum-of-two, 5