I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
It happened on occasion. I never got hurt. They sometimes did.
We don't get tornadoes here. During the World Series Earthquake we did another count just to make sure nobody was injured and checked for damages to the fence, etc. not too worried about fire, you have to work real hard to burn reinforced concrete. a cell fire might get the two guys in the cell but is unlikely to spread significantly.
Damned if I know.
I feel bad about it for at least 15-20 seconds. Sometimes longer.
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After a while you sort of get numb to the gross and disgusting things people are capable of doing to each other. Sad, but true.
I have no idea about the fine details of civil law in the United Kingdom. I do know the law about liability and immunity for the government is much different than it is here.
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