Prisoners on the roof of Dartmoor Prison on the second day of their protest

... Prisoners on the roof of Dartmoor Prison on the second day of their protest. roof during a disturbance at the Stoke Heath young offenders institution in north Shropshire last night. Trouble broke out at around 7.30 and by 9 pm between IS and 20 inmates ...

Published: Monday 09 April 1990
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 140 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

MOOR DARTMOOR prison could close if privately-run jails are now given the go-ahead in the wake recent riots it was

... MOOR DARTMOOR prison could close if privately-run jails are now given the go-ahead in the wake recent riots it was predicted today But talk of eventual shut-down has been dismissed by Princetown prison governor John May And he said the 150 cells knocked ...

RIOTS MAY PUT JAIL FILM IN JEOPARDY THE FILMING at Dartmoor Prison of a movie written by inmates was today

... RIOTS MAY PUT JAIL FILM IN JEOPARDY THE FILMING at Dartmoor Prison of a movie written by inmates was today in jeopardy because of last month's rioting Plans to shoot the £15 million feature film inside the walls of the Princetown jail have been frozen ...

DARTMOOR FURY OVER JAIL RIOT ANGRY Dartmoor prison officers have hit out at being 28 men understaffed during ..

... DARTMOOR FURY OVER JAIL RIOT ANGRY Dartmoor prison officers have hit out at being 28 men understaffed during the Strangeways riot when there was a risk of violence snowballing Mr John Mawson chairman of Dartmoor's Prison Officers Association said: DEBTS ...

E H CITY iy with power from a traction engine Dartmoor Prison stockman David Kingwell gives his heifer drink lay

... E H CITY iy with power from a traction engine Dartmoor Prison stockman David Kingwell gives his heifer drink lay 18 1990 first day xve- HOPES that the new Devon County Show site would end traffic jam misery for motorists were dashed when queues up to ...

Published: Friday 18 May 1990
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1035 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

Dartmoor emergency

... Dartmoor emergency UP to 120 inmates were involved in “major disturb- ances” at Dartmoor Prison last night. John Bartell, chairman of the Prison Officers’ Association, said emergency teams had been sent in after trouble bjaritl)kewtinonewingofthe He said ...

Published: Sunday 08 April 1990
Newspaper: Scotland on Sunday
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

By PETER ARCHER

... By PETER ARCHER Dartmoor prison — only one prisoner is still on the roof.” Staff at Cardiff had also temporarily lost control of the city's prison and there were lesser incidents at Hull and London’s Pentonville and Brixton jails. Mr Mellor said he could ...

Published: Monday 09 April 1990
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 113 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Waller under pressure

... miles from the finish. Australian Shane Sutton (Banana Falcon) and Czechoslovakia's Pavel Padrnos made their escape near Dartmoor Prison after eight miles. ...

Published: Wednesday 30 May 1990
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 127 | Page: 58 | Tags: none

Without his walls

... Without his walls THERE is a double reason for the return of Mr John May, governor of Dartmoor Prison, to Canterbury today (Friday) to help celebrate the University's silver jubilee. One of its first 500 students, he came in 1965 to study English and ...

Published: Friday 09 March 1990
Newspaper: Kentish Gazette
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 191 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

IN CHARACTER ON THIS DAY

... to last for four years more than the country's longest serving King, George 111, dying at the age of 81. The infamous Dartmoor Prison opened on this day in 1809, originally as a prisoner of war camp, housing Frenchmen captured in the Napoleonic Wars for ...

Published: Thursday 24 May 1990
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 115 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ON THIS DAY

... their honeymoon in the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, with their famous bed-in for peace protest. The foundation stones of Dartmoor Prison were laid in 1806. The land it is built upon is nowadays owned by Prince Charles, along with such other sites as the Oval ...

Published: Tuesday 20 March 1990
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 125 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Belgian wins

... miles from the finish. Australian Shane Sutton (Bababa/Falcon) and Czechoslovakia's Pavel Padrnos made their escape near Dartmoor Prison after eight miles, gaining a lead of 7.30 minutes, but failed to hold off a late recovery by the chasing group. ...

Published: Wednesday 30 May 1990
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 105 | Page: 46 | Tags: none