Local prison riot?

[No-One]

Was woken up this morning by the sound of emergency vehicles going past. BBC and sky are both reporting an incident at Ashwell prison. A friend who's house backs onto the prison grounds can see smoke and flames coming from the prison. She sent me a picture message that I'll upload in a bit.

What is the main story on the local radio station? People stealing charity clothing bags.

 

[gumbald]

Maybe the prisoners were stealing the bags.

 

[alexakasloth]

Please upload the pic asap

 

[No-One]

Haha

 

[Moley]

Ashwell is a low security Cat C prison - not the kind of place you would expect riots to be honest. Be interested to see what grievance the cons have that has triggered this.

 

[No-One]

Here's the pic

The fire brigade have left now. Seen a few large prison vans go up there so they're obviously moving prisoners somewhere else. Apparently it all started at about 6am. 5hr later and still no mention on the local radio station.

 

[furnace]

It's on BBC news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7994616.stm

She should sent that picture in to them

 

[Cosimo]

A disturbance has broken out:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK...cialist_Prison_Officers_Dealing_With_Incident

 

[TheVoice]

When I spoke to my mate who works for Leicestershire Police earlier today (to wish him happy birthday), he said he was being called into work because of a major incident involving the prison there, but obviously didn't give me any details. Apparently emergency services were being brought in from all the neighbouring counties though.

 

[No-One]

Maybe it was fire engines from further away I saw leaving the area then. My friend who took that pic said that she could see flames just before she took it.

 

[int]

I find this strange as Michael Schofield was only moved there last week...

 

[GarethDW]

I find this strange as Michael Schofield was only moved there last week...

 

[LukeTW]

I find this strange as Michael Schofield was only moved there last week...

Classic

 

[MrMoonX]

hope all my colleagues in hmp ashwell are ok

 

[4T5]

"I'll Hazard a GUESS at the causes"


Stricter searches on visitors & a heavier lock down leading to a shortage of drugs amongst the prisoners, A few days of being straight & you have a prison riot.

Of course I am only kidding aren't I.

 

[Sankari]

WHAT, A DISTURBANCE? AT A PRISON?! SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!

 

[ca9phoenix]

[snip] staff being watched by the powers that be so i'll decline to make a comment at this time

 

[Von Smallhausen]

POA say that because of a shortage of spaces, Cat B inmates are shipped in which is a source of the trouble due to it being a cause of gang culture, drugs and violence.

 

[dowie]

Stricter searches on visitors & a heavier lock down leading to a shortage of drugs amongst the prisoners, A few days of being straight & you have a prison riot.

scum tbh...

(obv not all prisoners) - but a decent portion - rioting because they've taken away "privileges"

We're too soft on these people anyway IMO

 

[This Side Up]

Privileges in prisions.. just ain't cricket. Should carpet-bomb the place, use it as target practice for the RAF and their Typhoon.