The UK government has launched an immediate review into providing body armor for prison staff following a violent attack by Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the emergency safety assessment after Abedi assaulted officers with boiling oil and makeshift weapons at HMP Frankland.
The Prison Officers’ Association is demanding stab-proof vests for frontline staff, warning current security measures are inadequate. An independent Ministry of Justice investigation will examine Saturday’s attack while auditing previous recommendations on handling extremist prisoners.
A Frankland prison officer cautioned that without urgent security upgrades, staff fatalities are inevitable. The review comes as pressure mounts on the government to better protect correctional workers from increasingly dangerous inmates.
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