Prison Service says a ‘small number’ of inmates in Worcestershire prison refused to follow orders and attempted to cause damageA prison wing is understood to be under control after prison security teams were drafted in to deal with an “ongoing incident”. So-called Tornado squads, equipped to deal with riots, were sent to HMP Hewell near Redditch, Worcestershire, after trouble broke out on one of the prison’s wings on Saturday. The Prison Service said a “small number” of inmates at the category B jail were involved. “We are currently managing an ongoing incident on a wing at HMP Hewell,” a Prison Service spokesman said earlier. In an announced inspection report published in January, Hewell was described as “a prison with many challenges and areas of serious concern”.

Source: The Guardian July 23, 2017 00:30 UTC