Feltham YOI: 13 prison guards hospitalised after teenage inmates riot

Officers suffered broken noses and concussions in violence at youth detention centre

Feltham
Feltham YOI, in the west London borough of Hounslow
(Image credit: Twitter)

Up to 20 prison officers were injured in a series of attacks by inmates at Feltham young offenders institution (YOI) over the weekend, it has emerged.

According to the BBC, 13 members of staff were rushed to hospital following the outbreak of violence at the west London prison, which can hold up to 540 young offenders.

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