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Dartmoor rooftop prisoners offered sun cream | Dartmoor rooftop prisoners offered sun cream |
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Staff at a Devon prison offered sun cream to inmates who managed to climb on to a rooftop, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. | Staff at a Devon prison offered sun cream to inmates who managed to climb on to a rooftop, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. |
The two prisoners managed to scale the roof of Dartmoor Prison during sunny weather on 19 June. | The two prisoners managed to scale the roof of Dartmoor Prison during sunny weather on 19 June. |
The MoJ said sun cream was offered as part of a duty of care but declined by the prisoners. | The MoJ said sun cream was offered as part of a duty of care but declined by the prisoners. |
Prisons Minister Jeremy Wright said he had ordered an "immediate review" of the incident. | |
He said: "This should not have happened. There should be no policies in place which promote this kind of foolishness and I have ordered an immediate review of this incident to ensure that it does not happen again." | |
John Hancock, from the Prison Officers' Association in the south west, said it was "absolutely ludicrous". | John Hancock, from the Prison Officers' Association in the south west, said it was "absolutely ludicrous". |
It is not known which of the prison's buildings was scaled, but some structures on the site, in Princetown, exceed five storeys and have steeply sloping roofs. | It is not known which of the prison's buildings was scaled, but some structures on the site, in Princetown, exceed five storeys and have steeply sloping roofs. |
The offer of sun cream was a standard procedure as part of the jail's duty of care, the MoJ said. | The offer of sun cream was a standard procedure as part of the jail's duty of care, the MoJ said. |
There were no injuries and it is not clear why the men climbed on to the roof. | There were no injuries and it is not clear why the men climbed on to the roof. |
Mr Hancock said it was "absolutely ludicrous that inmates are being molly coddled". | Mr Hancock said it was "absolutely ludicrous that inmates are being molly coddled". |
He said: "They shouldn't have been up there in the first place. | He said: "They shouldn't have been up there in the first place. |
"It's only going to encourage other inmates to get on the roofs and expect sun cream, and possibly cold drinks and ice creams as well." | "It's only going to encourage other inmates to get on the roofs and expect sun cream, and possibly cold drinks and ice creams as well." |
An MoJ spokesman said: "On Thursday 19 June, there was an incident at height at HMP Dartmoor involving two prisoners. | An MoJ spokesman said: "On Thursday 19 June, there was an incident at height at HMP Dartmoor involving two prisoners. |
"The incident was successfully resolved by negotiation at 16:28 BST. No staff or prisoners were injured." | "The incident was successfully resolved by negotiation at 16:28 BST. No staff or prisoners were injured." |
The MoJ later added that the sun cream was only discussed as a negotiation tactic. | |
The prison, currently able to hold 659 inmates, was originally built in 1809 to hold French and American prisoners of war. | The prison, currently able to hold 659 inmates, was originally built in 1809 to hold French and American prisoners of war. |
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