UK- Jail war on pervs

7-27-2009 United Kingdom:

PRISON officers are boycotting therapy sessions for sex offenders - because they are sick of hearing them discuss their vile crimes.

More than 30 have stopped working at the classes because they find them "traumatising".

The officers are based at specialist Grendon Prison near Aylesbury, Bucks, which holds more than 200 rapists, child-sex fiends and killers.

Last night a source said: "Officers don't want to hear these individuals talking about what they've done.

"It can be really traumatic when the horrendous detail of what they perpetrated comes to the surface.

"The effect can leave a lasting mark."

The jail's governor told an internal meeting there were staff unwilling to participate in "therapy on the wings".

A Prison Officers Association spokesman said: "We have had members suffering after listening to offenders of this kind reliving what they have done.

"Officers have quit and marriages have broken down."

The Prison Service said: "Staff are provided support to help them manage a very challenging group of prisoners." ..Source.. by TheSun.com