 This building was destroyed by fire in a riot of 1946 when the prisoners (labeled as 'mutineers' in the press) were protesting about their rations and conditions given that the Second World War was over.Glasshouses gained a reputation for brutality, as depicted in Allan Campbell McLean's novel "The Glass House" and the Sean Connery film "The Hill".Today, the British Army has only one remaining correction facility, the Military Corrective Training Centre at Colchester.