Prison staff to demand electric stun guns in jails

Prison officers call for Tasers to be allowed in UK's most dangerous prisons

Prison officers are asking for electric stun guns to be allowed in the UK's most dangerous prisons after an attack injured four officers in April.

Prison officers call for use of electric stun guns

The demand has been made ahead of a meeting between the Prison Officers’ Association and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

Prison staff to demand electric stun guns in dangerous jails

The Prison Officers' Association will demand staff are given stun guns in the most dangerous jails during a meeting with the justice secretary.

Prison officers call for use of electric stun guns - Banbury FM

Prison officers are calling on the Justice Secretary to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UK’s most dangerous jails. Mark Fairhurst, national chairman of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA), said they will make the demand when they meet with Shabana Mahmood on Wednesday. The meeting comes after guards at HMP Frankland in County Durham were attacked with hot oil and homemade weapons by Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi. “When…

Prison officers call for use of electric stun guns - Rother Radio

Prison officers are calling on the Justice Secretary to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UK’s most dangerous jails. Mark Fairhurst, national chairman of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA), said they will make the demand when they meet with Shabana Mahmood on Wednesday. The meeting comes after guards at HMP Frankland in County Durham were attacked with hot oil and homemade weapons by Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi. “When…

UK Prison Officers Demand Tasers After Terror Convict Attacks Guards With Hot Oil, Makeshift Weapons

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