A Surrey prison officer encouraged prisoners to physically attack other inmates who had been convicted of sex offences and crimes against children, a court heard today. James Cookson, 33, is accused of three counts of wilful neglect or misconduct in a public office while working at HMP High Down in Banstead.At the time of the alleged offences Cookson, of South Coast Road in Peacehaven, was working in the Vulnerable Prisoners Unit (VPU) at High Down which houses inmates, such as sex offenders or...
