UK prison officers call for use of electric stun guns

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2025-04-21

London (PA Media/dpa) - Prison officers in the United Kingdom are calling on the government to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UK's most dangerous jails. Mark Fairhurst, national chairman of the Prison Officers' Association (POA), said they will make the demand when they meet with Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Wednesday. The meeting comes after guards at Frankland prison in County Durham were attacked with hot oil and homemade w......

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