use of force

Prisons must improve their handling and retention of video footage relating to Use of Force complaints.

January 28, 2019

By Akile Clinton (Acting Assistant Ombudsman, Serious Complaints Team) In the year to date (2018/19), the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has completed thirty-six investigations into the use of force on prisoners by prison staff, compared to twenty-eight in the whole… Read More

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Learning Lessons Bulletin, Use of Force

Use of force should be a last resort in jails, says Ombudsman

May 17, 2016

Staff face enormous challenges in keeping order and control in prisons, and the use of force must always be an option, but it should be a measure of last resort, said Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Nigel Newcomen. Today he… Read More

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