Terres Are Some employees have to be released in male jails As tries to tighten the government Record level of “unacceptable” violence,
Kidelington, Oxfordshire, and Doncaster, expert officer of the operational reaction and flexibility unit located at South Yorkshire, will be the first person to be equipped with electric stan guns when the pilot is launched on Monday.
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said that he is “firm to keep the jail staff safe” As he attended the base in Kardalington last week.
Testing in England and Wales will last until sufficient data is collected to determine it Terres According to, more widely used Ministry of Justice – But Ms. Mahmood said that she is expected to be updated in the autumn.
According to government data, the attack rates on jail employees reached record levels after reaching record level last year, increased by 13 percent by December 2024 in 12 months. 10,496 attacks on employees in September 2024 for 12 months – 23 percent increase for the last 12 months and a new peak.
Unions welcomed the new test, but called upon the government to address the roots of violence in jail.
Last week, officials displayed how they would use tasar on violent prisoners in landscapes, where there is a significant danger to safety – such as mortgage conditions or riots.
Talking to reporters at the Kiddington Base, Ms. Mahmood said: “I have inherited a position with completely unacceptable levels of violence. I am not ready to tolerate it. I am firm to do everything to keep the jail staff safe.
“They are asking Tasres to allow us to use in our gel property for years and years, and I am very happy to be capable of this test.”
In April this year, Manchester Arena’s Plotter Hasham Abedi targeted Jail staff in HMP Frankland with boiling oil and homemade weapons in a planned ambush. Four jail officials were injured in the jail in Brasside of County Durham, out of which three were taken to the hospital.
Ms. Mahmood said, “The incident in Frankland has actually forced the speed on the roll-out of these measures.”
Southport Killer Axle Rudakubana also allegedly attacked an attack prison officer In May, HMP was adding boiling water over them in bellmark.
Union owners called for the officials to give stab waste and protective equipment, which announced Ms. Mahmood in June that the authorities would be asked to wear body armor in near supervision centers, separation centers and isolation units in the highest categories of jails in England and Wales.
The test will use the Taser 7 model, which produces 50,000 volts when removed, when the voltage falls up to 1,500 volts in exposure to the skin to reduce the target. The T7 model is also a two-shot weapon, which enables authorities to shoot for the first time in the event.
Officials told Ms. Mahmood last week that Teser would be worn by the authorities on her strategic vest in a secure Holster, making arms visible to the prisoners. He said that the device also collects data – such as when it was discharged – which would contribute to the test.
Officials already have access to a synthetic form of black pepper spray in men’s prisons in the public sector.
Ministry of Justice The Pav Spray declared in April is to be provided a select number “in limited circumstances” in three public sector young criminal institutions – including Yoi Verrington, Vedrabi and Feltham A.
The Taser test is part of the £ 40 million package declared to promote security in the prison property last month, which includes £ 10 million for anti-drone measures especially such as new nets and reinforced windows, the Ministry of Justice (MJ) said on Monday.
“Officers will be subjected to strong accountable measures, reviewing each deployment of a tasar,” said a MoJ spokesman.
A spokesman for the Jail Officers Association (POA) said: “The POA will always support any initiative that will help in the safety of our members.
“However, welcome as this initiative, we need to address the reasons why jail authorities need tacar in the first place.
“Violence in our jails is out of control and the indifferent prison managers will put the jail government before the safety of their employees.
“We need action to immediately address congestion, understanding, drugs and other root causes of gel violence.”