A 23-year-old prison worker was slashed by an inmate at HMP Humber, police confirmed today. Humberside Police were called to the Category C men’s prison, in South Cave, Brough, after an inmate was said to have assaulted a staff member, causing “serious injuries”. Before police arrived, the prison staff had managed to subdue the 28-year-old inmate believed to […]
Violence against prison officers has soared since the pandemic with 23 attacks a day recorded last year across England and Wales. View Video >> Related 25th January 2024 Safety in Custody Statistics, England and Wales: Deaths in Prison Custody to December 2023, Assaults and Self-harm to September 2023 View the Update >> Whoops! You […]
A prison officer was knocked unconscious after being punched and stamped on during a mass brawl that erupted between a gang of young offenders inside a jail. Marzin Moshen, 20, from Newport, and Finley Phillips, 19, from Bristol attacked Ryan Young at Parc Prison in Bridgend as he attempted to stop the violence. The victim […]
A prisoner caught with makeshift weapons in his cell told officers he was planning to stab the governor. Tristan Roome was serving at HMP Wakefield when he was found with the two home-made knives, fashioned from prison-issue flask handles. The 29-year-old admitted two counts of possession of an offensive weapon. Leeds Crown Court heard that […]
As latest figures reveal serious violence have risen by nearly a quarter in men’s prisons in England and Wales, a former prison officer has said violence behind bars left him feeling he was “fighting for his life”. The officer described “horrendous” assaults on staff, violence between prisoners and self-harm. Prison inspectors have expressed concerns about […]
This Agreement: Aims to ensure that acts of criminality that occur in prison are properly addressed within the criminal justice system where: a) the prison determines that the internal prison disciplinary process is insufficient, and the circumstances indicate that a criminal prosecution is appropriate or where a statutory obligation exists, or b) the prison determines […]
HMPPS staffing dangerously low after botched privatisation and a slow-motion crisis has been building for roughly ten years – few government reforms have been as disastrous as the privatisation of the probation argues one for probation service employee. Read the Full Account >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below […]
Prisoner Liam Warraner who savagely beat a prison officer with his own baton after smashing a television on his cell floor has been sentenced. Prison Officer Martin Geddes “thought he was going to die” during an attack launched by Liam John Warrener at HMP Guys Marsh, Dorset, which left him with an eight-inch gash to […]
An inmate serving life at HMP Isle of Wight viciously attacked a prison officer — played out in graphic video shown to magistrates — because his medication was not ready for collection. Martin Hanrahan admitted assaulting an emergency worker by beating, on March 7, when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court, by […]
Prison officers are demanding body armour and police-style uniforms amid an epidemic of violence in jails • Prison officers branded their current white shirt and trousers uniform a ‘joke’ • The Prison Officers Association has now asked for stab-proof vest protection Prison officers are demanding body armour and police-style uniforms amid an epidemic of violence […]
Former HMP Bullingdon prisoner Kevin Jones, 41, has been convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 14 years after he attacked the an officer at HMP Bullingdon. A court heard that at around 10.10am on July 17 2021, the victim, a male prison officer, aged 28 at the time of the attack, was escorting another […]
Serco fined £2.25m after custody officer killed by prisoner Lorraine Barwell had worked at Serco for more than a decade Security contractor Serco has been fined £2.25m for health and safety failings that led to a prisoner kicking one of its custody officers to death. Lorraine Barwell, 54, was killed in the summer of 2015 […]