Lammy: 10,000 more stab-proof vests for prison officers

Some 10,000 more prison officers will be given body armour in jails as ministers ramp up protection after a number of high-profile attacks. Justice Secretary David Lammy announced the number of stab-proof vests will rise from 750 to 10,000 as he visited Belmarsh prison, in south-east London, home to some of the country’s most dangerous criminals. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn