Prison officers strike spreads in the UK. This is dragging lonnger than expected and now hundreds of prison officers are joining a picket line outside HMP Liverpool at the start of a second day of unofficial strike action.
Up to 200 officers walked out on Tuesday, amid claims of bullying and harassment by their supervisors.
Hundreds of officers from Risley Prison near Warrington have now joined them.
The Prison Officers Association (POA) said it wanted to have "meaningful talks" with the Prison Service but it would continue its strike.
The Prison Service has condemned the action as "wrong and unsafe".
At the moment the prison is being run by 20 officers and 30 managers, and police patrols outside the building have been increased.
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