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Counter-drone efforts rise as prison sightings revealed
Press release
Organised crime gangs are being targeted by the police and prison service as part of a nationwide crackdown on drone drops into prisons.
AI to stop prison violence before it happens
Press release
Prison officers will use artificial intelligence (AI) to stop violence before it breaks out under new plans set out by the Lord Chancellor today (31 July).
Prisons Taser trial to protect staff and tackle violence
Press release
Violence in prisons will be clamped down on as specially trained staff are issued Tasers in a new trial launched by the Lord Chancellor today (28 July).
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