"I recognise that, one, I'd like to see the number of prison officers increase, and we're only going to achieve that if prison officers feel secure, and there is a cohort of violent, pernicious prisoners with malevolent intent," he said. "I think I'm hoping, under my watch, we'll see stability in the system, so we won't need emergency measures."
"Our dedicated prison officers put themselves in harm's way every day to protect us," he said. "This new investment sends a clear message: we back our staff and we will give them the tools they need to do their jobs safely."
Ten thousand additional prison officers will be equipped with body armour as part of a £15 million funding boost that also provides 500 Tasers for trained staff. Protective vests will be issued to every guard working in high-security facilities. The measures follow attacks at HMP Frankland when three officers were hospitalised after alleged assaults with hot oil and makeshift weapons. Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi has been charged with attempting to murder prison officers in that incident. An independent review by Jonathan Hall KC will investigate the alleged attack and recommend safety improvements.
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