Prison Officers’ Association claims officer was stabbed in head and two others punched in face at HMP Swinfen Hall
Governors have been accused of losing control of a Staffordshire jail after a union claimed that a male officer was stabbed in the head and two female colleagues were punched in the face during serious disturbances on Tuesday.
The Prison Officers’ Association is demanding a clearout of hidden makeshift weapons from HMP Swinfen Hall near Lichfield after a third outbreak of violence over recent weeks.