Letter: Making life safer in prison

Sunday 29 June 1997 23:02 BST

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Sir: A footnote to Ian Burrell's report on assaults in prison. It is not just boiling water that is "a favoured weapon". It is boiling water in which sugar has been dissolved; this is what makes it stick and burn so severely.

DAVID POCOCK

Lewes, East Sussex

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