Prison officers in England and Wales to use pepper spray at young offender institutions
Move to allow use of Pava spray on children follows plans to trial Tasers in adult prisons after demands from prison officers’ unionPrison officers are expected to be allowed to use pepper spray to incapacitate children under plans to curb an increase in violence at young offender institutions.The use of Pava spray, a synthetic form of pepper spray, across the five YOIs in England and Wales has been under discussion by ministers, the Guardian has been told. Continue reading...
Move to allow use of Pava spray on children follows plans to trial Tasers in adult prisons after demands from prison officers’ union
Prison officers are expected to be allowed to use pepper spray to incapacitate children under plans to curb an increase in violence at young offender institutions.
The use of Pava spray, a synthetic form of pepper spray, across the five YOIs in England and Wales has been under discussion by ministers, the Guardian has been told. Continue reading...
