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| Lewes Prison 'rampage' forces staff 'retreat' | Lewes Prison 'rampage' forces staff 'retreat' |
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| Prison staff were forced to "retreat to safety" when inmates "went on the rampage" at an East Sussex jail, the Prison Officers Association has said. | |
| Cells and offices were damaged in the disorder at HMP Lewes, which POA chairman Mike Rolfe said was brought to an end by a national response unit. | Cells and offices were damaged in the disorder at HMP Lewes, which POA chairman Mike Rolfe said was brought to an end by a national response unit. |
| He said: "It's a serious disturbance when prisoners take control of a wing." | He said: "It's a serious disturbance when prisoners take control of a wing." |
| The Ministry of Justice said a small number of inmates were involved adding: "The prison is completely secure." | The Ministry of Justice said a small number of inmates were involved adding: "The prison is completely secure." |
| An MoJ spokesman said: "We are absolutely clear that prisoners who behave in this way will be punished and could spend significantly longer behind bars." | An MoJ spokesman said: "We are absolutely clear that prisoners who behave in this way will be punished and could spend significantly longer behind bars." |
| Mr Rolfe said the prisoners involved would have been taken to a segregation unit. | Mr Rolfe said the prisoners involved would have been taken to a segregation unit. |
| Blaming "poor management and severe shortage of staff", he said: "There were only four staff on that wing and all four retreated to safety after threats of violence and the prisoners went on the rampage." | Blaming "poor management and severe shortage of staff", he said: "There were only four staff on that wing and all four retreated to safety after threats of violence and the prisoners went on the rampage." |