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| Officers hurt in youth jail riot | |
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| Four prison officers were injured in a riot involving more than 30 young offenders at a Shropshire youth jail. | |
| A wing at Stoke Heath Young Offenders' Institution suffered considerable damage in the incident, which went on for nine hours on Sunday evening. | A wing at Stoke Heath Young Offenders' Institution suffered considerable damage in the incident, which went on for nine hours on Sunday evening. |
| It began when 33 inmates on 'A' wing refused to return to their cells. The national control and restraint team later moved in with riot gear. | It began when 33 inmates on 'A' wing refused to return to their cells. The national control and restraint team later moved in with riot gear. |
| A dozen inmates had to be sent to other jails because of the amount of damage. | A dozen inmates had to be sent to other jails because of the amount of damage. |
| One of the officers suffered a broken nose in the disturbance at the site near Market Drayton. | One of the officers suffered a broken nose in the disturbance at the site near Market Drayton. |
| Considerable damage was caused to the common areas of the wing Prison Service statement | Considerable damage was caused to the common areas of the wing Prison Service statement |
| But it is believed none of the young offenders were injured in the incident, which was brought under control in the early hours of Sunday. | But it is believed none of the young offenders were injured in the incident, which was brought under control in the early hours of Sunday. |
| At one point in-house staff withdrew and, after mediation failed, members of the national control and restraint team went in. | At one point in-house staff withdrew and, after mediation failed, members of the national control and restraint team went in. |
| In a statement, the Prison Service said: "At 5pm 33 juvenile prisoners on Stoke Heath 'A' wing refused to return to their cells. | In a statement, the Prison Service said: "At 5pm 33 juvenile prisoners on Stoke Heath 'A' wing refused to return to their cells. |
| "Considerable damage was caused to the common areas of the wing. | "Considerable damage was caused to the common areas of the wing. |
| "Specially-trained control and restraint officers and police officers were sent to the prison and the incident was resolved at 2.15am. | "Specially-trained control and restraint officers and police officers were sent to the prison and the incident was resolved at 2.15am. |
| "The police will now be conducting an investigation. | "The police will now be conducting an investigation. |
| "Seven (prisoners) are being held in the care and separation unit." | "Seven (prisoners) are being held in the care and separation unit." |
| 'Probably uninhabitable' | 'Probably uninhabitable' |
| The chair of Stoke Heath's independent monitoring board, Jackie Whittle, said: "I think it started with a fight and became what we'd call concerted indiscipline. | The chair of Stoke Heath's independent monitoring board, Jackie Whittle, said: "I think it started with a fight and became what we'd call concerted indiscipline. |
| "The officers were attacked by about 33 boys. 'A' wing is probably uninhabitable and I think the wing will have to be emptied. | "The officers were attacked by about 33 boys. 'A' wing is probably uninhabitable and I think the wing will have to be emptied. |
| "They were negotiating for a quiet outcome but eventually the national team went in at about [2330 BST]. I think some officers were hurt in the initial fight. | "They were negotiating for a quiet outcome but eventually the national team went in at about [2330 BST]. I think some officers were hurt in the initial fight. |
| "I don't think any of the trainees were hurt. We saw them all as they were brought out of the wing." | "I don't think any of the trainees were hurt. We saw them all as they were brought out of the wing." |
| The site, which has inmates between the ages of 15 and 21, houses about 650 young offenders. | The site, which has inmates between the ages of 15 and 21, houses about 650 young offenders. |