Described by some as the prison system's SAS, the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) was deployed into prisons in England and Wales 794 times last year - an increase of nearly 40% on the 2022 total of 570.
The figures, revealed by the Labour Party in a series of written questions to the Government, are a "damning testament" to how ministers have managed the prison estate, the Opposition said.
The NTRG is trained to intervene in dangerous, high-risk circumstances such as riots.
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