The Conservative Party has proposed arming prison officers with Tasers and lethal weapons to manage violent prisoners and Islamist gangs, emphasizing a national security crisis. Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick criticized the government's inaction, warning that prisons are increasingly dangerous for staff. Following recent violent attacks by inmates, including boiling oil and water assaults, Jenrick called for immediate measures to equip frontline officers with enhanced protective gear. A review commissioned by Jenrick aims to address these pressing security concerns in rural jail facilities, focusing on separating radical prisoners from mainstream inmate populations.
The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has ordered a snap review into whether stab vests should be used more routinely, highlighting the urgent need for officer protection.
If prison governors can't easily keep terrorist influencers and radicalising inmates apart from the mainstream prisoners they target, then we don't control our prisons - they do.
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