Three prison officers attacked and stabbed

Three prison guards were stabbed at HMP Isle of Wight, with two officers requiring hospitalization due to injuries from an improvised weapon during an assault in the prison’s inpatient unit. The injured guards, aged 32 and 28, have since been discharged from the hospital. A police investigation is ongoing, and the inmate involved has reportedly been moved to segregation. This incident highlights a troubling rise in assaults on prison staff in the UK, with record levels reported recently.

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