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Correctional officers stop person in custody attacking staff ************************************************************      Correctional officers at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre stopped a male person in custody attacking staff yesterday (August 12).      At 7.18pm yesterday, a 43-year-old male person in custody suddenly became emotional and attacked a correctional officer inside a cell. Officers at the scene immediately stopped the assailant and applied OC foam to subdue him after repeated warnings were ignored.      During the incident, the officer sustained injury to his forehead while the assailant sustained injuries to his face and chest. After examination and treatment by the institution Medical ... Read more

Correctional officers stop assault on person in custody *******************************************************      Correctional officers stopped a person in custody assaulting another person in custody at Shek Pik Prison today (August 7).      At 1.19pm today, a 38-year-old male person in custody attacked another 41-year-old male person in custody with a plastic stool inside a dayroom. Officers at the scene immediately stopped the assailant.      During the incident, the victim sustained injury to his shoulder, while the assailant sustained injuries to his arm and chest. After examination and treatment by the institution Medical Officer, they did not need to be sent out ... Read more

Correctional officers stop person in custody committing self-harm *****************************************************************      Correctional officers stopped a remand person in custody committing self-harm in Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre yesterday (July 25).      At 9.54pm yesterday, a 43-year-old male person in custody was found emotionally unstable and banging his head against the grille bars inside a hospital ward. Officer at the scene immediately stopped him and called for reinforcement. The person in custody was found conscious. After receiving examination and treatment in the institution hospital, he was referred to a public hospital for further treatment.      A clinical psychologist of the department will ... Read more

Correctional officers combat illicit activities of persons in custody *********************************************************************      ​The Correctional Services Department (CSD) today (Feb 1) took actions to combat illicit activities of persons in custody at Stanley Prison.      The management of Stanley Prison stepped up measures to combat illicit food transaction activities perpetrated by persons in custody of the institution kitchen prior to Lunar New Year with a number of persons in custody disciplined. While intelligence revealed that the series of crackdown had successfully intercepted the plot for supplying illicit food from the kitchen, some persons in custody, who were thereby unable to acquire the illicit ... Read more

Correctional officers stop attempted escape *******************************************      Correctional officers at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre stopped a person in custody attempting to escape today (January 8).      At about 6.59pm, the 22-year-old male person in custody suddenly dashed to the slope towards the perimeter wall and attempted to escape when he was escorted by correctional officers from the day room back to the dormitory. Officers immediately chased after him to apprehend him. The person in custody was soon subdued by the officers. The person in custody did not sustain any injury. Two officers sustained injuries to their legs in the ... Read more