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Three Prison Staff Reported Stabbed at HMP Isle of Wight Inpatient Unit

Police report an active investigation with no arrests, with the inmate held in segregation.

Overview

  • Local reports say the incident occurred on November 20 in the Inpatient Unit at the prison’s Albany site.
  • Two staff members were taken to St Mary’s Hospital with facial and arm injuries and have since been discharged, while a third sustained minor injuries.
  • It is reported the prisoner used a makeshift weapon before being moved to a segregation unit.
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police have opened an investigation and stated that no arrests have been made.
  • The Ministry of Justice condemned the attack as cowardly and said it pushes for the strongest possible punishments.