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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Governors have lost control of prison in Staffordshire, union says

Exterior of Swinfen Hall with flags flying.
Swinfen Hall, which holds about 600 men, was placed under ‘lockdown’ on Tuesday. Photograph: Matthew Clarke/Alamy

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.

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