Protective equipment for prison officers

Prison officers are to be given anti-stab vests, incapacitant sprays and extendable batons in response to the serious stabbing of a prison officer in a high-profile escape last February.

While the details of the plan have yet to the finalised, prison authorities have agreed to provide at least some prison staff with protective equipment.

The Prison Officers’ Association renewed their demands for such equipment, including stab-proof vests, sprays and batons, after the Derek Brockwell incident.