Prisons ‘more dangerous than ever’ – former officer

• A former colleague of the prison officers who were attacked at HMP Frankland on the weekend is warning that jails are now more dangerous for staff than ever.
• Three prison officers were seriously injured in the attack, allegedly by Manchester bomb plotter Hashem Abedi, using hot oil and homemade weapons.
• The attack came on the same weekend as a separate incident at HMP Whitemoor, where a prisoner was killed.
• The former officer says those incidents are “just the tip of the iceberg” and many attacks go unreported.
• The Ministry of Justice has launched an independent review into the HMP Frankland attack and suspended prisoner access to kitchens in separation and close supervision units.

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‘My former colleagues were attacked at HMP Frankland – prisons are more dangerous for guards than ever’