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Prison staff could die, HMP Frankland officer warns
A prison officer calls for "urgent change in security measures" after an attack on three colleagues by inmate Hashem Abedi.
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Prison staff could die if security not improved, officer says
A prison officer at HMP Frankland in County Durham has told the BBC "there needs to be an urgent change in security measures" across all prisons or staff will die. It comes after the Manchester ...
Trump's new director of federal prison system led a troubled state agency
West Virginia's top corrections official led a troubled state agency and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with ...
Disturbance at prison was 'violent hostage threat'
Officers from the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) - which is equipped to respond to serious incidents in jails - were ...
Prison union boss calls for 'change' after brother of Manchester Arena bomber attacks guards
Hashem Abedi is said to have thrown hot cooking oil over three prison officers before stabbing and slashing them with ...
A major roadblock stands in California’s way to a transformed prison system
In its initial stages, the California Model has improved working conditions for some officers. Others say it’s creating more violence in prisons.
Manchester Arena bomber attacks prison officers
Counter-terrorism police are investigating after the assault by Hashem Abedi left three prison officers with life-threatening ...
Manchester Arena families in ‘disbelief’ that ‘evil’ Hashem Abedi was able to attack prison officers
Inmates in high-security units banned from kitchens after prison officers attacked by Manchester Arena bomber with hot oil ...
Kitchen use suspended following Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi's prison attack
Prisoners housed in separation centres have been stopped from using kitchens following an attack by the brother of the ...