US EditionPrison Officers to Be Given Body Armour After Terrorist Attacked Staff in Durham Jail
- A prison officer at HMP Long Lartin near Evesham was stabbed by an inmate last month and underwent emergency surgery after being airlifted to hospital.
- The stabbing occurred during a disagreement between the officer and inmate and is one of several violent incidents across UK high security prisons.
- Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced that staff working in England and Wales’ highest-security prisons—including specialized units such as close supervision, separation, and segregation areas—will now be required to wear body armour.
- Mahmood stated that he will require its implementation within high-security areas such as close supervision, separation, and segregation units, in response to the increasing attacks on prison staff.
- The measure aims to improve officer safety amid growing concern that without action, further serious injuries or deaths could occur in prisons.
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Prison officers to wear body armour after Worcestershire stabbing
Prison officers will be told to wear body armour in high-security prisons, days after a staff member was seriously injured in a stabbing at HMP Long…
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