UK’s longest-serving prison officer reveals major changes behind bars after 50 years
by Martin Blades | 3 April 2025
After 50 years of service, the UK’s longest-serving prison officer is preparing for retirement. Steve Ley - whose joined HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in 1975 as a 21-year-old - has witnessed firsthand how the justice system has evolved over five decades. Now 71, Ley works at HMP Feltham in west London, where he is preparing […]
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