Claim: There are 790 more prison officers since the beginning of 2015.
Fact-check: The number of frontline prison officers is falling - Full Fact
Verdict: this is wrong because it's just looking at the number of people being appointed and the number of people leaving. it doesn't factor in people who are promoted or re-graded within the service, or the hours they work. the number of prison officers is falling.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2016-08-31T00:00:00