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http://in.noticios.com/post/2-officers-hurt-in-riot-at-young-offenders-unit-at-littlehey-prison-near-huntingdon-mail-online-post-1295313304Two prison officers were injured in a disturbance at a young offenders unit yesterday.A female officer was assaulted and a male officer was scalded with hot water during the incident at Littlehey Prison, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, the Prison Officers Association (POA) said.The disturbance, which began at about 5pm, came after the POA warned of more riots and an increase in violence in British prisons.

Response: Dozens of officers in riot gear prepare to enter HMP Littlehey near Huntingdon, CambridgeshireJust after 9pm witnesses heard raised voices and shouting from inside the prison.Dozens of prison officers, wearing riot gear and holding shields, arrived in vans and marched into the prison.A Prison Service spokesman said the officers injured at Littlehey were treated at a healthcare unit of the prison, and did not require hospital treatment.He said claims by the POA that the female officer had been knocked unconscious and that as many as 60 prisoners were refusing to return to their cells were incorrect.The young offenders wing, where the incident took place, holds around 60 prisoners, aged 18 to 21, he added.The POA said there had been problems at the prison, including brawls and assaults, for the past 12 months.
Ralph Valerio, of the POA national executive, believes a jug of hot water containing sugar was thrown at the male prison officer.He said: 'It contained sugar so it would stick to his skin. It has seriously burnt his face.'Mr Valerio went to the prison at about 4pm yesterday to discuss health and safety problems with the governor. He was told of the trouble after he left by local members of the POA committee.Mr Valerio said the disturbance followed an incident at the weekend involving a prison officer being hit on the head with a television set. Following the incident a prisoner was asked to comply with a search.

Littlehey prison Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, where two prison officers were injured during a disturbance'He was found to have a snooker ball in his sock inside his pocket,' Mr Valerio said. 'He refused to comply with the search. He assaulted the member of the staff, head-butting him.'Since then, prisoners had been 'egging each other on' to cause further disturbances, Mr Valerio said.The POA said specialist prison service teams had been deployed about 300 times to deal with serious incidents in British prisons since May last year.Just over a week ago, balaclava-clad inmates went on the rampage and torched buildings at Ford Prison, near Arundel, West Sussex.A number of buildings were burned to the ground during the violent spree, sparked by an attempted clampdown on contraband alcohol.On January 6 another serious disturbance was averted at HMP Swaleside on Kent's Isle of Sheppey, as staff struggled to retain control of the prison.In November last year, a three-day riot at Moorland Prison, Doncaster, resulted in the serious loss of prison places.Colin Moses, chairman of the POA, said: 'Frontline prison staff are engaging in weekly hand to hand combat as prisoners try to take control of our prisons.'The POA has consistently warned of the increasing violence and problems that would occur in the open estate. If Government turn a deaf ear to the warnings issued by the POA, the continuation to transfer inappropriate prisoners to the open estate will lead to more riots as seen at HMP Ford.'The number of staff who are assaulted every day is on the increase and the cost to the taxpayer is immense. It is clear that the Coalition Government are ignoring the real issues and looking at short-term gains that will have long-term losses.'The Prison Service spokesman said the incident at Littlehey was resolved 'with little incident' at around 9.30pm.He said: 'There were no injuries to prisoners, and no further injuries to staff.'Damage to the young offenders wing was 'very superficial.'The perpetrators have been identified, and relocated to the segregation unit.'They will be subject to disciplinary procedures.'Playing down the claims of the Prison Officers' Association, the spokesman said injuries sustained by the prison officers involved in the disturbance were 'quite minor'.
They shoud just have a 6 by 6 cell with a bed, toilet, sink, and a little cupboard. NOTHING ELSE!!! They have commited the crime so they should do the sentence and at the moment the tax payers are paying for it all. they should have to work for everything in there. look at places around your local area, i bet there are some that arent very pleasent, they should tidy it up! not people on minimum wage that cant get another job! and they should get paid by credit, where they can buy extra food, or a blanket for the winter.
If so, once again it calls into question of female prison management and staff at male institutions.
Hard labour. No pool tables and tvs. Basic meals. Tough discipline. If they step out of line they add 50% to their sentence. If they step out of line again they get the birch. Its about time these clowns learned that prison is punishment not a perk.
Birch them in public! Never mind all the human rights nonsense - they have proven by their behaviour both before incarceration and since that they do not respect the rights of others so that works both ways in my book!
It seems to me prison doesnt work, they act like thugs on the outside, they act like thugs on the inside, they will act like thugs when they are released. There are no consequences for their actions, going to a segregation unit just raises their profile inside. surely this means things need to change.
1, Send them off to war, if its good enough for our brave lads, it's good enough for them. If they dont follow commands there they will be putting their life in thier hands. It might teach them respect and consequences of actions, a few might even come back as civilised members of society.
2, Make them work inside prison for everything e.g food, water, clothing, beds, a prison room etc, if they misbehave it is taken away and they are out in the elements and will have to earn it all again, I dont think they will misbehave in the winter months.
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